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Sight exam's soft for Charlie (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

glimpse

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'sight' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Brief sight ' mean 'glimpse' so perhaps 'sight' could also mean 'glimpse')

'exam's soft for charlie' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'soft' could be 'limp' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'limp' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for glimpse that I've seen before include "A quick look" , "Momentary view (of something)" , "Just a fleeting sighting" , "Quick view" , "Notice" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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