A dozen minus one

I believe the answer is:

eleven

(Other definitions for eleven that I've seen before include "Number killed in the Peterloo massacre" , "Number of pipers piping" , "football team, for example" , "Cardinal" , "Cricket 18" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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