Crossword Genius

Issue, with great caution, a collection of numbers (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

songbook

'a collection of numbers' is the definition.
(collection of musical numbers)

'issue with great caution' is the wordplay.
'issue' becomes 'son' (issue can mean someone's offspring).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'great' becomes 'g' (abbreviation in place names).
'caution' becomes 'book' (a footballer receiving a yellow card gets 'booked').
'son'+'g'+'book'='SONGBOOK'

(Other definitions for songbook that I've seen before include "More than one score from this" , "Collection of vocal pieces" , "Collection of music" , "Volume containing lyrics, hymns, etc" , "musical collection" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.