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Bibliophile, say, not welcoming incomplete reader (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

collector

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'bibliophile say not welcoming' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'incomplete reader' is the wordplay.
'incomplete' becomes 'col' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'reader' becomes 'lector' (synonyms).
'col'+'lector'='COLLECTOR'

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(Other definitions for collector that I've seen before include "taxman?" , "Accumulator, gatherer" , "One acquiring items" , "One who likes to amass things" , "Specimen gatherer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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