Cruelly cut sailor - one who's making eyes (9)
I believe the answer is:
ocularist
'one who's making eyes' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'cruelly cut sailor' is the wordplay.
'cruelly' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'cut'+'sailor'='cutsailor'
'cutsailor' with letters rearranged gives 'OCULARIST'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for ocularist that I've seen is " has he turned a blind eye?".)
I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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