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As soon as clocked in at work­place, given a hearing (2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

on sight

'as soon as clocked' is the definition.
('clock' can mean to see or notice)

'at workplace given a hearing' is the wordplay.
'at workplace' becomes 'onsite' ('on site' can mean at a workplace).
'given a hearing' shows a homophone (sound like).
'onsite' is a homophone of 'ON SIGHT'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for on sight that I've seen before include "Once viewed" , "How to shoot dangerous criminal" , "As soon as presented" , "when observed" , "As soon as seen" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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