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Number happening to get noticed outside (9)

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I believe the answer is:

seventeen

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'number' is the definition.
(seventeen is a kind of whole number)

'happening to get noticed outside' is the wordplay.
'happening' becomes 'event' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to get noticed' becomes 'seen' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'outside' indicates putting letters inside.
'event' going inside 'seen' is 'SEVENTEEN'.

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(Other definitions for seventeen that I've seen before include "Quite a few" , "Figure" , "odd number" , "next clue" , "XVII" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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