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Turns to stare rudely (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rotates

'turns' is the definition.
(rotating is a kind of turning)

'to stare rudely' is the wordplay.
'rudely' is an anagram indicator.
'to'+'stare'='tostare'
'tostare' anagrammed gives 'ROTATES'.

(Other definitions for rotates that I've seen before include "Goes round" , "Spins round" , "revolves" , "Turns around an axis" , "Turns round" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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