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Caution a looker about Scots man (8)

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I believe the answer is:

admonish

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'caution' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a looker about scots man' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
'about' could be 'on' (as in a book 'on' a certain topic) and 'on' is present in the answer.
'man' could be 'm' and 'm' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'dish' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for admonish that I've seen before include "Chide or reprimand" , "Reprove, take to task" , "Reprove, warn" , "Scold, wag the finger at" , "Chide, reprove" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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