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Glare at criminal evading capture (2,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

at large

'evading capture' is the definition.
(at large means not yet captured)

'glare at criminal' is the wordplay.
'criminal' indicates anagramming the letters.
'glare'+'at'='glareat'
'glareat' with letters rearranged gives 'AT-LARGE'.

(Other definitions for at large that I've seen before include "unbound" , "On the loose, at liberty" , "Free - not confined (especially of wild animal, criminal)" , "Free, not in captivity" , "Free to roam about, not confined" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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