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Look in the likeliest areas (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stare

'look' is the definition.
(I know that stare is a type of look)

'in the likeliest areas' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'STARE' is hidden in the letters of 'likeliest areas'.

(Other definitions for stare that I've seen before include "Gawp" , "Rates (anag.)" , "Look hard" , "Look with fixed eyes" , "Long fixed look" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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