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Hundredweight (3)

Ross

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ton

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'hundredweight?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both quantities as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for ton that I've seen before include "Fashionable" , "Unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds" , "Heavyweight" , "1000 kilos" , "2,240 lbs" .)

I've seen this clue in the Canadiana and the Evening Standard.
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