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A number get well and live (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dwell

'live' is the definition.
(to live/dwell somewhere)

'a number get well' is the wordplay.
'a number' becomes 'd' (D is an example).
'get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'd'+'well'='DWELL'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dwell that I've seen before include "Lodge" , "Harp" , "Exist (within)" , "Hang out" , "stay" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.
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