Clerk in the 1850 Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield (5,4)

I believe the answer is:

uriah heep

(Other definitions for uriah heep that I've seen before include "Obsequious clerk" , "group of players" , "Iconic hypocrite from Dickens' 'David Copperfield'" , "Dickens character" , "'umble character from David Copperfield" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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