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I reported chasing dog with no lead - what a sight! (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eagle eye

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'what a sight' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Keen sight' mean 'eagle eye' so perhaps 'sight' could also mean 'eagle eye')

'i reported chasing dog with' is the wordplay.
'reported' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'chasing' means one lot of letters go next to another (some letters chase after others).
'dog with' becomes 'eagle' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'i' is a homophone of 'eye'.
'eye' put after 'eagle' is 'EAGLE-EYE'.

'no lead' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for eagle eye that I've seen before include "Keen sight" , "Ability to observe fine detail" , "one envisages a long way off" , "Critical inspection" , "Keenness of vision" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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