Is he teeing up the number? (8)

I believe the answer is:

eighteen

(Other definitions for eighteen that I've seen before include "Minus one [19A]" , "age of maturity" , "1.5 dozen" , "11/2 dozen" , "Treble six" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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