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With an eye to see, maybe you can read this (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coptic

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'you can read this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'with an eye to see' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'an' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral for one).
'eye' becomes 'copt' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'to see' becomes 'C' (the word for the letter, according to Chambers).
'copt'+'c'='coptc'
'i' put into 'coptc' is 'COPTIC'.

'maybe' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for coptic that I've seen before include "Ancient church language" , "Egyptian church language" , "Ancient Christian church of Egypt" , "Orthodox Christian church based in Egypt" , "A language of Egypt" .)

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