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American hit - it involved a calculator (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

arithmetician

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'a calculator' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'american hit it involved' is the wordplay.
'involved' is an anagram indicator (involved can mean confusing or complex).
'american'+'hit'+'it'='americanhitit'
'americanhitit' is an anagram of 'ARITHMETICIAN'.

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(Other definitions for arithmetician that I've seen before include "Expert on calculating" , "Numbers expert" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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