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Drunk robs Eve of watch (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

observe

'watch' is the definition.
(I know that watch can be written as observe)

'drunk robs eve' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates an anagram.
'robs'+'eve'='robseve'
'robseve' with letters rearranged gives 'OBSERVE'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for observe that I've seen before include "Notice or make a remark" , "Witness, watch" , "Watch without intervening" , "See - say" , "Watch attentively" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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