Stare stupidly (4)

I think it could be either:

gawp

gape

'stare stupidly' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for gawp that I've seen before include "Stare rudely" , "Watch open-mouthed" , "Look stupid(ly)" , "Stare idiotically" , "Stare stupidly" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Sydney Morning Herald, the King Feature Syndicate and the Penny Press.

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