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Reader supporting firm line for hoarder (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

collector

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'hoarder' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'reader supporting firm line' is the wordplay.
'reader' becomes 'lector' (synonyms).
'supporting' says to put letters next to each other (in a down clue, some letters go below others).
'firm' becomes 'co' (abbreviation for company).
'line' becomes 'l' (used when specifying particular lines from a poem).
'co'+'l'='col'
'lector' after 'col' is 'COLLECTOR'.

'for' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for collector that I've seen before include "Accumulator, gatherer" , "One who accumulates things" , "Accunulator, gatherer" , "taxman?" , "Acquirer of antiques, taxes, etc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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