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Number sent there (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

three

'number' is the definition.
(three is a number)

'sent there' is the wordplay.
'sent' indicates an anagram (send can mean to excite or stimulate).
'there' anagrammed gives 'THREE'.

(Other definitions for three that I've seen before include "Figure" , "trilogy" , "Number of feet in a yard" , "Cardinal number" , "One, one, one" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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