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Begin covering each eyeball (5,2)

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I believe the answer is:

stare at

'eyeball' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'begin covering each' is the wordplay.
'begin' becomes 'start' (synonyms).
'covering' indicates putting letters inside.
'each' becomes 'ea' (abbreviation).
'start' enclosing 'ea' is 'STARE AT'.

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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