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Women, Burt, became second in command (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

number two

'second in command' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'women burt became' is the wordplay.
'became' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'becomes' mean this).
'women'+'burt'='womenburt'
'womenburt' with letters rearranged gives 'NUMBER TWO'.

(Other definitions for number two that I've seen before include "Second in command" , "Assistant" , "vice" , "deputy" , "Dump" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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