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Counting as an appraisal that could be dead first (9)

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I believe the answer is:

reckoning

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This clue might be a double definition.

'counting' is the first definition.
(synonyms)

'an appraisal that could be dead first' is the second definition.
'reckoning' can be an answer for 'an appraisal' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the rest of the definition.

'as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for reckoning that I've seen before include "Counting, calculating" , "Count" , "estimating?" , "Settling of accounts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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