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King blocking John's views (5)

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'views' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'king blocking john's' is the wordplay.
'king' becomes 'K' (chess abbreviation).
'blocking' indicates putting letters inside (block can mean to plug a gap in something).
'john's' becomes 'loo's' (both can mean a toilet).
'k' inserted into 'loos' is 'LOOKS'.

(Other definitions for looks that I've seen before include "appearances?" , "Seems" , "(Person's) appearance" , "Peers" , "Beauty, comeliness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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