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One repeated the time (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eleven

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'one repeated the time' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'one repeated the time' is the wordplay.
'one repeated' becomes 'el' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'the time' becomes 'even' (I have seen 'time of day' mean 'even' so perhaps 'time' could also mean 'even').
'el'+'even'='ELEVEN'

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(Other definitions for eleven that I've seen before include "Number killed in the Peterloo massacre" , "Number in a cricket team" , "XI as Roman numeral" , "'Legs' bingo number" , "Odd number for a team" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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