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Look displeased as small animal left (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scowl

'look displeased' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'small animal left' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'animal' becomes 'cow' (cow is a kind of animal).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
's'+'cow'+'l'='SCOWL'

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for scowl that I've seen before include "Glower; frown" , "Frown with displeasure" , "Angry frown" , "Look angry" , "dirty look" .)

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