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United achieved victory, we hear (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

one

'united' is the definition.
(as in a phrase like 'we are one')

'achieved victory we hear' is the wordplay.
'achieved victory' becomes 'won'.
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'won' is a homophone of 'ONE'.

(Other definitions for one that I've seen before include "Sole; number" , "Hour after midnight" , "joke" , "Identical; number" , "If upper-class, perhaps I" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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