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Number set out principles (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tenets

'principles' is the definition.
(a tenet is a principle or belief)

'number set out' is the wordplay.
'number' becomes 'ten' (ten is a kind of number).
'out' is an anagram indicator (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'set' with letters rearranged gives 'ets'.
'ten'+'ets'='TENETS'

(Other definitions for tenets that I've seen before include "Doctrines held to be true" , "Beliefs or creeds" , "Canons and creeds" , "Doctrines or dogmas" , "Principles of belief" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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