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A number possibly treasure animals (9)

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I believe the answer is:

creatures

'animals' is the definition.
(I know this)

'a number possibly treasure' is the wordplay.
'a number' becomes 'c' (C is an example).
'possibly' indicates an anagram.
'treasure' is an anagram of 'reatures'.
'c'+'reatures'='CREATURES'

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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