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Neither gets the number right (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nor

'neither' is the definition.
(eg in the phrase 'neither do I')

'the number right' is the wordplay.
'the number' becomes 'no' (abbreviation).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'no'+'r'='NOR'

'gets' is the link.

(Other definitions for nor that I've seen before include "It's also not" , "Neither one ... the other" , "And not; Norman (abbr.)" , "Conjunction meaning 'and not'" , "And not either" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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