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Spiny creature aunt ogles in unseemly fashion (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

langouste

'spiny creature' is the definition.

'aunt ogles in unseemly fashion' is the wordplay.
'in unseemly fashion' is an anagram indicator.
'aunt'+'ogles'='auntogles'
'auntogles' anagrammed gives 'LANGOUSTE'.

(Other definitions for langouste that I've seen before include "Seafood is possibly" , "something to eat" , "Sea creature" , "It may be eaten roasted" , "Swimmer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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