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Golf aim disheartened Clive, thinking seriously about specs (5-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pince-nez

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'specs' is the definition.
(pince-nez is a kind of specs)

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(Other definitions for pince-nez that I've seen before include "Glasses that clip onto nose without side-pieces" , "Spectacles clipped to the nose" , "Pair of glasses that clip onto the nose" , "Lenses" , "Clip-on glasses" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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