The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 2 plus 5 letter word ON SIGHT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ON SIGHT
- Hit song playing at presentation
- Dynamic hosting whenever target is viewed
- As soon as clocked in the workplace can be heard
- As soon as clocked in at workplace, given a hearing
- When observed, there’s no turning back at location, I’d say
- Once viewed old things in another way
- Hosting goes wrong as soon as it’s presented
- Once viewed old things differently
- Round things rolling around when observed
- Playing hit song without rehearsal
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The straight part
We know that "As soon as clocked" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case as soon as clocked = on sight.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.