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Collector finds it more difficult to keep nothing (7)

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I believe the answer is:

hoarder

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'collector' is the definition.
(hoarder is a kind of collector)

'more difficult to keep nothing' is the wordplay.
'more difficult' becomes 'harder' ('hard' is associated in meaning with 'difficult').
'to keep' is an insertion indicator.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (O resembles 0).
'harder' placed around 'o' is 'HOARDER'.

'finds it' is the link.
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(Other definitions for hoarder that I've seen before include "One with hidden store" , "Person gathering and storing objects" , "Saver" , "One saves" , "Person acting like a squirrel" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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