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Bank go-between? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ferryman

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'bank go-between?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'go-between?' is the wordplay.
'go' becomes 'ferry' (ferrying is a kind of going).
'between?' becomes 'man' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ferry'+'man'='FERRYMAN'

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(Other definitions for ferryman that I've seen before include "Aquatic taxi driver" , "One plying a short water crossing" , "He rows people across a river, like Charon" , "Transporter across water" , "Charon's occupation on the River Styx" .)

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