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After losing a couple, we became the computer's eyes (6)

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I believe the answer is:

webcam

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'the computer's eyes' is the definition.
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'after losing a couple we' is the wordplay.
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'a' is found in the answer.
'we' is within the answer.
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'became' is the link.

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(Other definitions for webcam that I've seen before include "It sends visual images via the Internet" , "Internet-linked camera" , "It records and transmits digital images over the internet" , "eye of surfer" , "Digital camera" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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