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Climbers — our team's nine, roughly (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mountaineers

'climbers' is the definition.
(mountaineer is a kind of climber)

'our team's nine roughly' is the wordplay.
'roughly' indicates an anagram.
'our'+'teams'+'nine'='ourteamsnine'
'ourteamsnine' anagrammed gives 'MOUNTAINEERS'.

(Another definition for mountaineers that I've seen is " climbers".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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