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Declared a number was incorrect (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

averred

'declared' is the definition.
(averring is a kind of declaring)

'a number was incorrect' is the wordplay.
'number' becomes 'v' (V is an example).
'was incorrect' becomes 'erred' (I've seen this before).
'a'+'v'+'erred'='AVERRED'

(Other definitions for averred that I've seen before include "Stated, asserted" , "Stated to be the case" , "Alleged, asserted" , "Asserted to be the case" , "confidently stated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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