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Brief exhalation of relief: 1950s troublemaker unable to see at a distance (5-7)

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I believe the answer is:

short-sighted

'unable to see at a distance' is the definition.
(only able to see short distances)

'brief exhalation of relief 1950s troublemaker' is the wordplay.
'brief' becomes 'short' (synonyms).
'exhalation of relief' becomes 'sigh' (I've seen this in another clue).
'1950s troublemaker' becomes 'ted' (member of the Teddy Boy subculture).
'short'+'sigh'+'ted'='SHORT-SIGHTED'

(Another definition for short-sighted that I've seen is " Myopic".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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