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Hire tent collapsing? Unlucky for some (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thirteen

'unlucky for some' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hire tent collapsing?' is the wordplay.
'collapsing?' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'collapses' mean this).
'hire'+'tent'='hiretent'
'hiretent' anagrammed gives 'THIRTEEN'.

(Other definitions for thirteen that I've seen before include "ill-omened figure" , "Where situation is" , "Supper attendees" , "Number considered unlucky" , "this could be unlucky" .)

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