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Cast hated snags, the ones behind the scenes (10)

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I believe the answer is:

stagehands

'ones behind the scenes' is the definition.
(theatre employees)

'cast hated snags' is the wordplay.
'cast' indicates anagramming the letters (letters are dispersed or cast around).
'hated'+'snags'='hatedsnags'
'hatedsnags' anagrammed gives 'STAGEHANDS'.

'the' acts as a link.

(Another definition for stagehands that I've seen is " Workers who adjust scenery".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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