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WordBand 6–7Toofey picks
clerk
/ˈklɑːk/
noun
An office worker who keeps records, files papers and does routine tasks.
- “The clerk stamped the form and filed it in a cabinet.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))