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Eyesores in the way? Yes (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

styes

'eyesores' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'way? yes' is the wordplay.
'way?' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'st'+'yes'='STYES'

'in the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for styes that I've seen before include "They make it difficult to see" , "Eyelid swellings" , "Problems seeing" , "Eyesores" , "Eye troubles" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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