Well I would say that their domain name is definitely having something to do with them ranking well 
I know EMD (Exact Match Domain) have taken hits from google, but this is not an EMD, but very close.
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The best approach would be to download the links from your WMT (Web Master Tools).
You can then assess what links could be causing any issues. Google specifically states that in WMT they will only show you some of the backlinks to your website, but they will show you a selection of both good and bad. Therefore any bad links will be visible, you just need to identify then and disavow
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I am in total agreement with Marcus and Simon, you should be designing your site for the best possible user experience.
Your ranking will be associated with the quality of user experience provided by your website, this a job for google and not us... you should always ensure that user experience is a priority and organic rankings will follow.