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People given messages, possibly sadder notices (10)

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addressees

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'people' is the definition.
(addressee is a kind of person)

'possibly sadder notices' is the wordplay.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'notices' becomes 'sees' (to notice is to observe or see).
'sadder' anagrammed gives 'addres'.
'addres'+'sees'='ADDRESSEES'

'given messages' is the link.
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(Another definition for addressees that I've seen is " Group getting letters".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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