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Hollow-eyed hawk (7)

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haggard

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'hollow-eyed' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for haggard that I've seen before include "Careworn - novelist" , "Looking exhausted and unwell" , "Farm building for storing crops" , "She came from him" , "Rider" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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