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Reportedly looked at small fish (3)

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I believe the answer is:

ide

'small fish' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'reportedly looked' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'looked' becomes 'eyed' (eyeing is a kind of looking).
'eyed' is a homophone of 'IDE'.

'at' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ide that I've seen before include "Silver orfe" , "Fish, the orfe" , "Fish of the carp family" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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