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One who votes for the ultimate reader (7)

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I believe the answer is:

elector

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

'the ultimate reader' is the wordplay.
'ultimate' says to take the final letters.
'reader' becomes 'lector' ('lector' can be a synonym of 'reader').
The last letter of 'the' is 'e'.
'e'+'lector'='ELECTOR'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for elector that I've seen before include "One exercising suffrage" , "Citizen with a right to vote" , "Crosses" , "A prince of the Holy Roman Empire" , "One whom may vote" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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