Tallyman on the bench? (7)
I believe the answer is:
counter
'the bench?' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for counter that I've seen before include "Board game disc" , "Oppose; bar; disc" , "Tiddlywink" , "Table for transactions" , "Worktop" .)