Phone company taking in six pounds on executive toy — ultimately, it's a bad look? (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
evil eye
'a bad look?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'phone company taking in six pounds on executive toy ultimately' is the wordplay.
'phone company' becomes 'EE' (British mobile network EE).
'taking in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'six' becomes 'VI' (Roman numerals).
'pounds on' becomes 'l' (L can represent the monetary pound. I am not sure about the 'on' bit.).
'ultimately' says to take the final letters.
The last letters of 'executive toy' are 'ey'.
'vi'+'l'+'ey'='viley'
'ee' going around 'viley' is 'EVIL EYE'.
'it's' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for evil eye that I've seen before include "Look that inflicts harm" , "Look or glance supposed to cause harm" , "Supposedly harmful stare" , "Look supposed to have the power to harm" , "Gaze or stare believed to cause harm" .)