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Account with something charged, a large amount (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

billion

'a large amount' is the definition.
(large number)

'account with something charged' is the wordplay.
'account' becomes 'bill' (billing is a kind of accounting).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'something charged' becomes 'ion'.
'bill'+'ion'='BILLION'

(Other definitions for billion that I've seen before include "One thousand million" , "1,000,000,000" , "A large number" , "One followed by nine zeros" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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