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Look very displeased as boat left (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scowl

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'look' is the definition.
(I have seen 'dirty look' mean 'scowl' so perhaps 'look' could also mean 'scowl')

'boat left' is the wordplay.
'boat' becomes 'scow' (scow is a kind of boat).
'left' becomes 'l' (common abbreviation).
'scow'+'l'='SCOWL'

'very displeased as' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for scowl that I've seen before include "Bad-tempered expression" , "Lower" , "Grimace" , "Glower; frown" , "Angry frown" .)

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