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Stared at and, yes, cried aloud (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eyeballed

'stared at' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for eyeballed that I've seen before include "confronted" , "Stared at" , "looked at" , "Watched" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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