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Looked for aristocrat and journalist (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peered

'looked' is the definition.
(peering is a kind of looking)

'aristocrat and journalist' is the wordplay.
'aristocrat' becomes 'peer' (peer is a kind of aristocrat).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'peer'+'ed'='PEERED'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for peered that I've seen before include "Looked closely" , "Look searchingly" , "Looked searchingly" , "Having been made a Lord < examined" , "Looked through narrowed eyes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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