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Ross

I believe the answer is:

stare

(Other definitions for stare that I've seen before include "Look hard" , "Look with fixed eyes" , "'Look fixedly, without blinking (5)'" , "Rates (anag.)" , "Gawp" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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