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Tons to wrap more than nine times (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tenfold

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'times' is the definition.
(I have seen 'several times' mean 'tenfold' so perhaps 'times' could also mean 'tenfold')

'tons to wrap' is the wordplay.
'tons' becomes 't'.
'to wrap' becomes 'enfold' ('enfold' can be a synonym of 'wrap').
't'+'enfold'='TENFOLD'

'more than nine' is the link.
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(Other definitions for tenfold that I've seen before include "(Increased) by an order of magnitude" , "several times" , "(Multiplied) by putting 0 on end" , "x10" , "An order of magnitude as much" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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