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Italian number man (4)

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I believe the answer is:

otto

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This could be a double definition.

'italian number' is the first definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'man' is the second definition.
(I have seen 'A man' mean 'otto' so perhaps 'man' could also mean 'otto')

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(Other definitions for otto that I've seen before include "Possibly a German" , "He's a German, whichever way you look at it" , "Rose oil; man's name" , "A man" , "Oil made of rose petals" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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