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Doctor with loyal heart looked upon without tears (3-4)

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I believe the answer is:

dry-eyed

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'without tears' is the definition.
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'doctor with loyal heart looked' is the wordplay.
'doctor' becomes 'dr' (abbreviation).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'heart' says to take the centre.
'looked' becomes 'eyed' (eyeing is a kind of looking).
The centre of 'loyal' is 'y'.
'dr'+'y'+'eyed'='DRY-EYED'

'upon' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for dry-eyed that I've seen before include "Not crying" , "Unmoved" , "Tearless" , "Without a tear" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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