The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word CANDIDATE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result CANDIDATE
- Frank finished off contender
- Throw away fruit I had brought in as competitor
- Would-be president, say, apt to speak frankly, scoffed
- Open letter about fellow seeking office
- May one go out with enthralling Dutch runner
- Frank’s fed up being an examinee
- Make a mess of Aida descant but not as examinee
- Is girl able to go out with a prospective employee?
- Contender Frank was a consumer
- Frank scoffed seeing would-be MP
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The straight part
We know that "an examinee" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case an examinee = candidate.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does CANDIDATE mean?
CANDIDATE noun- A person who is running in an election.
- A person who is applying for a job.
- A participant in an examination.
- Something or somebody that may be suitable.
- A gene which may play a role in a given disease.
- To stand as a candidate for an office, especially a religious one.
- (chiefly in jargon and NNES) To make or name (something) a candidate (for use, for study as a next project, for investigation as a possible cause of something, etc).