Only ten individuals retired part-time - the rest out of 100? (6)
I believe the answer is:
ninety
'only ten individuals retired part-time the rest out of 100?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'only ten individuals retired part' is the wordplay.
'part' indicates a hidden word.
'retired' says the letters should be written backwards.
'ytenin' is hidden in the letters of 'only ten individuals'.
'ytenin' in reverse letter order is 'NINETY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ninety that I've seen before include ""Top of the shop" in bingo" , "XC in Roman numerals" , "Minutes played in a football match" , "quite an age" , "Excellent percentage score" .)