Paper-trail

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of paper trail. alt-of, alternative

    "Jane found herself looking at the conventional paper-trail of a young woman's financial life –credit-card bills, reams of bank statements and a building society passbook."

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"Jane found herself looking at the conventional paper-trail of a young woman's financial life –credit-card bills, reams of bank statements and a building society passbook."

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