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Look for Gran, lost around Germany (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gander

'look' is the definition.
(informal term for a look or glance)

'gran lost around germany' is the wordplay.
'lost' indicates anagramming the letters.
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'germany' becomes 'de' (I've seen this in other clues).
'gran' is an anagram of 'ganr'.
'ganr' enclosing 'de' is 'GANDER'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for gander that I've seen before include "Butchers - goose" , "Bird from Newfoundland airport" , "Glimpse" , "Ranged over the bird" , "'What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the . . . . . .'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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