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Less sensitive to quantity (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

number

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'less sensitive' is the first definition.
(numb means insensitive or unfeeling)

'to quantity' is the second definition.
(number is a kind of quantity)

(Other definitions for number that I've seen before include "comparatively lacking in feeling" , "theme tune?" , "42, say" , "27, say" , "1,2,3, for instance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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