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The look of the Gorgon! (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stony stare

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'gorgon' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'the look of' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
'look' could be 'stare' (stare is a kind of look) and 'stare' is found within the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'sny' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'the' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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