The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ARGUS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ARGUS
- Fought about indeed turning hawk-like
- Guardian contends Egypt's leader must go
- Guardian‘s refined sugar
- Giant proves quarrelsome, sapped of energy
- A real giant for starters, the Guardian …
- Guardian‘s sugar snaps
- Guardian contends leader of Egypt must go
- Debates lacking energy in the Guardian
- Lookout is in disagreement with ecstasy being taken
- Guardian of Io is a right little Augustus
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What does ARGUS mean?
ARGUS noun- A watchful guardian.
- An alert, observant person.
- Either of two species of pheasant of Southeast Asia having large ocellated tails.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Junonia. Also called pansies.