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Telescope for secret agent on schooner, perhaps (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spyglass

'telescope' is the definition.
(spyglass is a kind of telescope)

'secret agent on schooner perhaps' is the wordplay.
'secret agent' becomes 'spy' (spy is a kind of secret agent).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'schooner perhaps' becomes 'glass' (schooner is a kind of glass).
'spy'+'glass'='SPYGLASS'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for spyglass that I've seen before include "Viewing aid" , "little scope" , "Small refracting telescope" , "that magnifies" , "he can see through it!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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