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Number ten having debts that are deleterious (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

noxious

'are deleterious' is the definition.
('noxious' can be a synonym of 'deleterious')

'number ten having debts' is the wordplay.
'number' becomes 'no' (abbreviation for 'number').
'ten' becomes 'x' (roman numeral).
'having' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'debts' becomes 'ious'.
'no'+'x'+'ious'='NOXIOUS'

'that' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for noxious that I've seen before include "Unpleasant and harmful" , "Unwholesome" , "foul" , "Disgusting" , "Harmful to health" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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