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An indefinite number jump off the top tee mid-morning (7)

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I believe the answer is:

umpteen

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'an indefinite number' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'top tee mid-morning' is the wordplay.
'top' becomes 'ump' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'mid' says to take the centre (mid- can mean the middle of something).
The centre of 'morning' is 'n'.
'ump'+'tee'+'n'='UMPTEEN'

'jump off the' is the link.
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(Other definitions for umpteen that I've seen before include "Lots of things on pet menu" , "Indefinitely many" , "An uncountable number" , "Uncountably many" , "Pet menu for a great many" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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