Crossword Genius

Once more, a manuscript takes plenty of paper (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reams

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'plenty of paper' is the definition.
Although both the answer and 'paper' are nouns, they are not in the same form of the noun. However, I know that 'paper' relates to this answer.

'once more a manuscript' is the wordplay.
'once more' becomes 're' (prefix in words like 're-emerge' or 're-enter').
'manuscript' becomes 'ms' (abbreviation for manuscript).
're'+'a'+'ms'='REAMS'

'takes' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for reams that I've seen before include "This much paperwork" , "Scrapes the barrel" , "a very large amount" , "Lots of paper" , "Large quantity of written matter" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app