Token party nominees? (6)

I believe the answer is:

ticket

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'token' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'party nominees?' is the second definition.
(eg US presidential ticket)

(Other definitions for ticket that I've seen before include "Summons served for some traffic offences" , "Slip showing payment of entrance fee" , "It entitles the bearer, to enter perhaps" , "Desirable object" , "Slip to show payment of entrance fee" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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