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One who chooses to be English reader (7)

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elector

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'one who chooses to' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'english reader' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'reader' becomes 'lector' (synonyms).
'e'+'lector'='ELECTOR'

'be' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for elector that I've seen before include "One crossing" , "One eligible to vote" , "A prince of the Holy Roman Empire" , "Someone with the right to vote" , "One whom may vote" .)

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