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Reserve number one of eleven for clerk? (10)

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I believe the answer is:

bookkeeper

'clerk?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'reserve number one of eleven' is the wordplay.
'reserve' becomes 'book' (booking is a kind of reserving).
'number one of eleven' becomes 'keeper' (football goal keepers normally wear the number 1).
'book'+'keeper'='BOOKKEEPER'

'for' is the link.

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

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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