They keep people locked up and glare so awfully (7)
I believe the answer is:
gaolers
'they keep people locked up' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.
'glare so awfully' is the wordplay.
'awfully' indicates an anagram.
'glare'+'so'='glareso'
'glareso' anagrammed gives 'GAOLERS'.
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for gaolers that I've seen is " Prison warders".)
I've seen this clue in The Times.
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