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Rather young? Yes, ten (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

six

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'rather young? yes ten' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both quantities as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'yes ten' is the wordplay.
'yes' becomes 'si' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ten' becomes 'x' (roman numeral).
'si'+'x'='SIX'

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(Other definitions for six that I've seen before include "Number of bowls in a cricket over" , "Airborne boundary hit" , "VI" , "Half a dozen" , "Number of US moon landings" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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