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Calculate when child out of bed (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tot up

'calculate' is the definition.

'child out of bed' is the wordplay.
'child' becomes 'tot' (term for a young child).
'out of bed' becomes 'up' (synonyms).
'tot'+'up'='TOT UP'

'when' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for tot up that I've seen before include "Summate" , "Tally" , "Count" , "Add together (driving offences)" , "Determine the sum of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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