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Number touching part of joint (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tenon

'part of joint' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'number touching' is the wordplay.
'number' becomes 'ten' (ten is a kind of whole number).
'touching' becomes 'on'.
'ten'+'on'='TENON'

(Other definitions for tenon that I've seen before include "One projecting" , "Nonet (anag.)" , "Joint - tonne (anag)" , "piece of carpentry?" , "Part of a wooden joint" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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