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Writer of novel bickers when losing $1000 (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scribe

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'writer' is the definition.
(scribe is a kind of writer)

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(Other definitions for scribe that I've seen before include "Scholar of Jewish law" , "Document writer" , "Copier of (handwritten) documents" , "Mark with a sharp point" , "Letter-writer of old" .)

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