Drawn in a number of ways (5)

I believe the answer is:

tense

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'drawn' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'number of ways' is the wordplay.
'number' becomes 'ten' (ten is a kind of number).
'of ways' becomes 'se' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ten'+'se'='TENSE'

'in a' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tense that I've seen before include "edgy" , "Charged" , "Maybe future" , "Rigid, or grammatical time" , "Stretched tightly, unable to relax" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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