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'Number Ten' ace has it worked out (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anaesthetic

'number' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ten ace has it worked out' is the subsidiary indication.
'worked out' is an anagram indicator.
'ten'+'ace'+'has'+'it'='tenacehasit'
'tenacehasit' anagrammed gives 'anaesthetic'.

(Other definitions for anaesthetic that I've seen before include "used in theatre" , "Theatre number" , "Drug that causes temporary loss of feeling" , "painkiller" , "A number of theatres" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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