Time when the hands come together (6)

I believe the answer is:

twelve

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'together' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

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(Other definitions for twelve that I've seen before include "houses in a year?" , "[MIDNIGHT], perhaps" , "Number of Apostles" , "Last hour" , "Lunchtime" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.

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