Coy seer’s unfortunate squint (5-3)
I believe the answer is:
cross-eye
'squint' is the definition.
(I know that cross-eye is a type of squint)
'coy seer's unfortunate' is the wordplay.
'unfortunate' is an anagram indicator.
'coy'+'seers'='coyseers'
'coyseers' anagrammed gives 'CROSS-EYE'.
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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