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Scrivener uses toy pics (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

copyist

'scrivener' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'uses toy pics' is the wordplay.
'uses' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'used' mean this).
'toy'+'pics'='toypics'
'toypics' with letters rearranged gives 'COPYIST'.

(Other definitions for copyist that I've seen before include "One making further examples of something" , "Document reproducer; imitator" , "Person reproducing documents" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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