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Get a hundred and twenty-four sheets (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acquire

'get' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a hundred and twenty-four sheets' is the wordplay.
'hundred' becomes 'c' (Roman numeral).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'twenty-four sheets' becomes 'quire' (quire can mean 24 sheets of paper).
'a'+'c'+'quire'='ACQUIRE'

(Other definitions for acquire that I've seen before include "Come to possess" , "Bag" , "Secure" , "Get" , "Come into possession of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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