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Reeled drunkenly and gave a lascivious look (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leered

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'gave a lascivious look' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are past participle verbs, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'reeled drunkenly' is the wordplay.
'drunkenly' indicates an anagram.
'reeled' anagrammed gives 'LEERED'.

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for leered that I've seen before include "Look suggestively" , "Gazed at lasciviously" , "Looked suggestively" , "Ogled" , "gave a nasty look" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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