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His bank account is often misleading (6)

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angler

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'his bank account is often misleading' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

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(Other definitions for angler that I've seen before include "A rod-and-line fisherman" , "Isaac Walton wrote of the 'Compleat' one" , "One proverbially exaggerating" , "He fishes with rod and line" , "Fisher with hook and line." .)

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