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Reading could give us unending pleasure (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

perusal

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'reading' is the definition.
(I know that perusal is a type of reading)

'give us unending pleasure' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'us' could be 'usa' (synonyms) and 'usa' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'could' is the link.

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(Other definitions for perusal that I've seen before include "Inspection" , "Careful look" , "Careful examination" , "Thorough reading" , "Reading, examination" .)

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