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Score number raised (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

net

'score' is the definition.
(both can mean to obtain or secure)

'number raised' is the wordplay.
'number' becomes 'ten' (ten is a kind of number).
'raised' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'ten' backwards is 'NET'.

(Other definitions for net that I've seen before include "Fish-catcher" , "catch fish" , "After taxes" , "device to divide the court" , "Tennis equipment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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