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Small number perished outside, ignored (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

discounted

'ignored' is the definition.
('discount' can be a synonym of 'ignore')

'small number perished outside' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'number' becomes 'count' (count is a kind of number**).
'perished' becomes 'died' ('die' can be a synonym of 'perish').
'outside' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
's'+'count'='scount'
'scount' inserted inside 'died' is 'DISCOUNTED'.

(Other definitions for discounted that I've seen before include "Ignored as insignificant" , "not considered" , "Like relatively cheaper goods" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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