A contrivance for calculating (6)

I believe the answer is:

abacus

(Other definitions for abacus that I've seen before include "means of multiplying" , "Early counting-frame" , "that one can count on" , "Manual calculator" , "this adds up" .)

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

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