December number (4)

I believe the answer is:

noel

'december number' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for noel that I've seen before include "Girl - boy - Christmas" , "A lone French Christmas" , "namely 4 [COWARD]" , "Coward for one" , "A lone sort of Christmas" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times and the LA Times.

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