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Individual delivering a reckoning in the Library? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bookkeeper

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'individual' is the definition.
(bookkeeper is a kind of individual)

'a reckoning in the library?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' could be 'per' (eg 'one a day' means 'one per day') and 'per' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'delivering' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for bookkeeper that I've seen before include "Business occupation" , "person responsible for financial oversight" , "Accounts official" , "accountant" , "who works to maintain balance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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