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They need a 50% cut looked at (4)

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eyed

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'looked at' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for eyed that I've seen before include "Vegetable" , "Saw" , "Watched, looked at" , "Stared at" , "Looked at, warily perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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