Candidate’s former partner meeting friend born in Paris (8)
I believe the answer is:
examinee
'candidate's' is the definition.
(candidate for a qualification)
'former partner meeting friend born in paris' is the wordplay.
'former' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'partner' becomes 'e' ().
'meeting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'friend' becomes 'ami' ('friend' in French).
'born in paris' becomes 'ne' ('born' in French).
'ami'+'ne'='amine'
'e' put after 'amine' is 'aminee'.
'ex'+'aminee'='EXAMINEE'
(Other definitions for examinee that I've seen before include "one facing Test" , "One in finals" , "One being tested" , "in France, one taking the Baccalaureat?" , "One's tested" .)