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Grand aunt looks haggard (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gaunt

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'haggard' is the definition.
(I know that haggard can be written as gaunt)

'grand aunt' is the wordplay.
'grand' becomes 'g' (G is short for grand as in a thousand).
'g'+'aunt'='GAUNT'

'looks' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. It may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for gaunt that I've seen before include "Very thin, cadaverous" , "Very thin especially from disease or hunger" , "place associated with Edward III's son" , "forlorn" , "Very slight" .)

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