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10 + 10 divided by small number? That's a strain (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tension

'a strain' is the definition.
(tension is a kind of strain)

'10 10 divided by small number?' is the wordplay.
'10' becomes 'ten' ('ten' can be a synonym of '10').
'10' becomes 'io' (I've seen this in other clues).
'divided by' is an insertion indicator.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'number?' becomes 'n'.
'ten'+'io'='tenio'
'tenio' placed around 's' is 'tensio'.
'tensio'+'n'='TENSION'

'that's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tension that I've seen before include "Anxiety" , "One isn't (anag.)" , "Assay" , "Uneasiness" , "Stretched, uneasy, condition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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