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A great many nod off when presented to bridge team (6)

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I believe the answer is:

dozens

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'a great many' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'nod off when presented to bridge team' is the wordplay.
'nod off' becomes 'doz' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'when' becomes 'e' (I've seen this in other clues).
'presented to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'bridge team' becomes 'ns' (north and south are a team in bridge).
'doz'+'e'+'ns'='DOZENS'

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(Other definitions for dozens that I've seen before include "Large numbers" , "Sets of twelve" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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