Six men are about to question us (9)

I believe the answer is:

examiners

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'question us' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'six men are about' is the wordplay.
'about' is an anagram indicator.
'six'+'men'+'are'='sixmenare'
'sixmenare' anagrammed gives 'EXAMINERS'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for examiners that I've seen before include "Inspectors" , "Testers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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