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Number row featured in exam (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ordinal

'number' is the definition.
(ordinal number is a kind of number)

'row featured in exam' is the wordplay.
'row' becomes 'din' (both can mean a loud disturbance).
'featured in' is an insertion indicator.
'exam' becomes 'oral' (oral exam is a kind of exam).
'din' inserted inside 'oral' is 'ORDINAL'.

(Other definitions for ordinal that I've seen before include "Relating to series order" , "First and second, say" , "First, for One" , "Old Iran (anag)" , "Kind of number defining position in series" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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