Being more numerous than crowd taking part in excursion (12)
I believe the answer is:
outnumbering
'being more numerous than crowd' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'part in excursion' is the wordplay.
'part' becomes 'number' (I have seen 'Part of musical' mean 'number' so perhaps 'part' could also mean 'number').
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'excursion' becomes 'outing' (synonyms).
'number' put within 'outing' is 'OUTNUMBERING'.
'taking' acts as a link.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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