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Watches that can be read backwards (4)

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sees

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'watches' is the definition.
(seeing is a kind of watching)

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(Other definitions for sees that I've seen before include "Observes the bishops' domains" , "Clocks" , "Gets sight of" , "Dioceses; views" , "Spots" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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