The only reason to record the sale or mark an invoice as paid is if your customer makes a payment outside of the payment link emailed to them. For instance, the customer comes to pay in-person, by phone or by using another payment option other than card.
If the customer pays within the invoice emailed to them, then there's no need to record it yourself. The system will automatically do that for you.
No need for a clearing account.
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