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Provider of charge account, cocaine addict (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accuser

'provider of charge' is the definition.

'account cocaine addict' is the wordplay.
'account' becomes 'ac'.
'cocaine' becomes 'c' ('C' can be a synonym of 'cocaine').
'addict' becomes 'user' (I've seen this before).
'ac'+'c'+'user'='ACCUSER'

(Other definitions for accuser that I've seen before include "One who brings a charge" , "One who brings charges" , "origin of charge?" , "One bringing a charge" , "One charging" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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