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Spoils look of tin-openers (4)

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I believe the answer is:

loot

'spoils' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'look of tin-openers' is the wordplay.
'look' becomes 'lo' (archaic term meaning 'look!').
'openers' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letters of 'of tin' is 'ot'.
'lo'+'ot'='LOOT'

(Other definitions for loot that I've seen before include "Orton play; ill-gotten gains" , "Tool for plundering" , "Stolen property" , "Stolen goods" , "Prize" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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