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Be more than rendered unconscious by anaesthetic! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outnumber

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'be more than' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'unconscious by anaesthetic' is the wordplay.
'unconscious' becomes 'out' (similar in meaning).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'anaesthetic' becomes 'number' (i.e. something that makes things numb).
'out'+'number'='OUTNUMBER'

'rendered' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for outnumber that I've seen before include "Exceed in figures" , "Exceed numerically" , "Have more (eg troops) than" , "Be in the majority" , "Be too many for in contest or conflict" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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