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Question expert posed about neutron, sceptically (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

askance

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'posed about neutron sceptically' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'question expert' is the wordplay.
'question' becomes 'ask' (asking a question).
'expert' becomes 'ance' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ask'+'ance'='ASKANCE'

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(Other definitions for askance that I've seen before include "Sideways (of look)" , "With suspicion or disapproval" , "A look like this is sidelong or suspicious" , "Distrustfully" , "(Look) suspiciously or sceptically" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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