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I scorn act playing numbers that might get you hooked (9)

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I believe the answer is:

narcotics

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'numbers that might get you hooked' is the definition.
Although both the answer and 'numbers' are nouns, they are not in the same form of the noun.

'i scorn act playing' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i'+'scorn'+'act'='iscornact'
'iscornact' is an anagram of 'NARCOTICS'.

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(Other definitions for narcotics that I've seen before include "Stupefying drugs" , "Addictive drugs" , "Drugs that cause sleep or drowsiness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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