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Doubles a number and a number (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

foursome

'doubles' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a number and a number' is the wordplay.
'a number' becomes 'four' (four is a kind of number).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a number' becomes 'some' (I have seen 'Undefined number ' mean 'some' so perhaps 'number' could also mean 'some').
'four'+'some'='FOURSOME'

(Other definitions for foursome that I've seen before include "The Beatles, for example" , "In game" , "golf match" , "Quartet" , "Tennis doubles players, for example" .)

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