Galley slave toiling through passages in literal pursuit? (11)
I believe the answer is:
proofreader
'galley slave' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for proofreader that I've seen before include "one marking scripts" , "Text checker" , "one who a publisher employs?" .)