Look about to pull up (6)
I believe the answer is:
regard
'look' is the definition.
(I know that regard is a type of stare)
'about to pull up' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'to pull' becomes 'drag' (drag is a kind of pull).
'up' is a reversal indicator (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'drag' back-to-front is 'gard'.
're'+'gard'='REGARD'
(Other definitions for regard that I've seen before include "Judge" , "Consider, view" , "Look closely at" , "Observe; esteem" , "Attitude of admiration or esteem" .)