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Finger the back of a book (5)

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I believe the answer is:

index

This clue is a double definition.

'finger' is the first definition.
(index is a kind of finger)

'the back of a book' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for index that I've seen before include "Guide, table" , "Look-up list in book" , "Pointing finger" , "A-to-Z listing" , "One of the fingers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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