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Glare - then behold small swords! (4,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

look daggers

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

'then behold small swords' is the wordplay.
'then' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'behold' becomes 'look' (I've seen this before).
'small swords' becomes 'daggers' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'look' put next to 'daggers' is 'LOOK DAGGERS'.

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(Other definitions for look daggers that I've seen before include "Glare" , "appear furious" .)

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