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Holding a butt and a bit bleary in the five o'clock shadow (7)

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I believe the answer is:

stubble

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'the five o'clock shadow' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'holding a butt and a bit bleary' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'butt' could be 'stub' (synonyms) and 'stub' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for stubble that I've seen before include "Remains of corn" , "Unshaven growth on the face" , "Short whiskers" , "Short stiff growth of beard" , "Cut cereal stalks" .)

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