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Dozens of bakers cast their nets (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thirteens

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'dozens of bakers' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both quantities as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'cast their nets' is the wordplay.
'cast' indicates anagramming the letters (letters are dispersed or cast around).
'their'+'nets'='theirnets'
'theirnets' with letters rearranged gives 'THIRTEENS'.

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(Another definition for thirteens that I've seen is " numbers".)

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