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Calculating people may find it useful (5,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ready reckoner

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This clue might be a double definition.

'calculating people may' is the first definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'it useful' is the second definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'find' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ready reckoner that I've seen before include "A whiz at mental arithmetic" , "I've done your sums for you" , "Book of calculation aids" , "Printed tables used in standard computations" , "Calculation aid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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