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Grand pike found in butcher's? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

glance

'butcher's?' is the definition.
(butcher's hook is Cockney rhyming slang for look)

'grand pike' is the wordplay.
'grand' becomes 'g' (G is short for grand as in a thousand).
'pike' becomes 'lance' (both can mean a sharp stick).
'g'+'lance'='GLANCE'

'found in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for glance that I've seen before include "Take a brief or hurried look" , "it has a metallic lustre" , "Swift look" , "Batting stroke" , "Butcher's" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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