Cryptic crossword clue
Number born, number at home being put up 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NINETEEN

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The straight part
We know that "Number" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case number = nineteen.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does NINETEEN mean?

NINETEEN numeral
  1. The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".

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