Look soppy without work (3)
I believe the answer is:
spy
'look' is the definition.
(spy can mean to look or see)
'soppy without work' is the wordplay.
'without' is a deletion indicator.
'work' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus).
'soppy' with 'op' taken away is 'SPY'.
(Other definitions for spy that I've seen before include "Watch covertly like secret agent" , "Enemy agent" , "Mole, agent" , "One gathers information surreptitiously" , "Undercover agent" .)