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Clear tenure, am able to work with numbers (8)

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I believe the answer is:

numerate

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'clear' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'tenure am able to work with numbers' is the wordplay.
'tenure am' can be anagrammed to 'NUMERATE'.
Though, I'm not clear how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for numerate that I've seen before include "Can reckon" , "Good at maths and science" , "Capable of understanding mathematics" , "Tear menu (anag.)" , "Able to count, work with figures" .)

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