Returning library books, e.g. (6)

I believe the answer is:

errand

(Other definitions for errand that I've seen before include "Short trip for a message" , "Gone up" , "run one" , "Mission (often run)" , "Message run" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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