Crossword Genius

Assistant, unfeeling, wrote badly (6,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

number two

'assistant' is the definition.
(number two can mean a second in command)

'unfeeling wrote badly' is the wordplay.
'unfeeling' becomes 'numb' (synonyms).
'badly' is an anagram indicator (letters in the wrong order).
'wrote' anagrammed gives 'ertwo'.
'numb'+'ertwo'='NUMBER TWO'

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

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