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A graduate has 101 calculators (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abaci

'calculators' is the definition.
(abacus is a kind of calculator)

'a graduate has 101' is the wordplay.
'graduate' becomes 'ba'.
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'101' becomes 'ci' (roman numerals).
'a'+'ba'+'ci'='ABACI'

(Other definitions for abaci that I've seen before include "Counting-frames" , "frames" , "help for summer" , "You can count on them" , "Simplistic adding machines" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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