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Twelve men onto one, somehow (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

noontime

'twelve' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'men onto one somehow' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'men'+'onto'+'i'='menontoi'
'menontoi' with letters rearranged gives 'NOONTIME'.

(Other definitions for noontime that I've seen before include "Around midday" , "around 12" , "Middle of the day" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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