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Count talking to missing king (5)

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total

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'count' is the definition.
(totaling is a kind of counting)

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(Other definitions for total that I've seen before include "It might be grand" , "energy provider" , "Entirety" , "Count" , "Entire sum" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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