A double quintet of lutenists (3)
I believe the answer is:
ten
'a double quintet' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both quantities as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
'of lutenists' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates a hidden word.
'TEN' can be found hidden inside 'lutenists'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ten that I've seen before include "honour" , "Cardinal number" , "Figure" , "No of sides of a decagon" , "How many" .)