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Number of degrees make Peter mature, oddly (11)

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I believe the answer is:

temperature

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'number of degrees' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'peter mature oddly' is the wordplay.
'oddly' is an anagram indicator.
'peter'+'mature'='petermature'
'petermature' anagrammed gives 'TEMPERATURE'.

'make' is the link.

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(Other definitions for temperature that I've seen before include "Measure of heat" , "Measure of warmth" , "Degree of heat" , "Degree of hotness" .)

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