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Office worker a problem for librarian (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bookkeeper

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'for librarian' is the definition.
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'office worker a problem' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite 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 explanation may well be incorrect...

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

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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