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Book that can make an idiot cry? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dictionary

'book' is the definition.
(I know that dictionary is a type of book)

'can make an idiot cry?' is the wordplay.
'can make' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'an'+'idiot'+'cry'='anidiotcry'
'anidiotcry' is an anagram of 'DICTIONARY'.

'that' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dictionary that I've seen before include "Lexicon" , "glossary" , "Brewer's creation, say" , "Ordered book" , "reference work" .)

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