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Dad! Look at muscular mariner!

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pop-eye

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'muscular mariner' is the definition.
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'dad look' is the wordplay.
'dad' becomes 'pop' ('pop' can be a synonym of 'dad').
'look' becomes 'eye' (eyeing is a kind of looking).
'pop'+'eye'='POP-EYE'

'at' is the link.

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(Other definitions for pop-eye that I've seen before include "Spinach-eating cartoon character" , "'The sailor man'" , "Spinach and Olive Oyl lover" , "Cartoon sailor addicted to spinach" , "Cartoon sailor who loves Olive Oyl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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