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Storyteller regularly read books in heart of Paris (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

raconteur

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'storyteller' is the definition.
(raconteur is a kind of storyteller)

'regularly read books in heart of paris' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'read' could be 'con' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'con' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for raconteur that I've seen before include "Anecdotist" , "Amusing fellow" , "Narrator" , "Skilful teller of tales" , "After-dinner speaker, maybe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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