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Said I would take a look at (3)

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eye

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'take a look at' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'said i' is the wordplay.
'said' shows a homophone (sound like).
'i' sounds like 'EYE'.

'would' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for eye that I've seen before include "Look at, scrutinise" , "20 [OBSERVE]" , "Watch - middle of cyclone" , "Ogle" , "Oculus" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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