Number of Worthies (4)
I believe the answer is:
nine
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">number of worthies</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nine that I've seen before include "A stitch in time saves them" , "and 23: Flash in the pan" , "Number of Muses and days in a Novena" , "SECOND PART OF 14" , "One more than fourteen across" .)