Equipped with visual aids (12)

I believe the answer is:

bespectacled

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'equipped' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for bespectacled that I've seen before include "Like Harry Potter" , "Wearing glasses" , "equipped with visual aid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.

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