The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OCULIST
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More clues leading to the result OCULIST
- Regularly touch up lean person who looks you in the eye
- Clout is misplaced in viewing authority?
- One who has an understanding of vision is brought in by old religious group
- One studying vision of love is taken in by sect
- Someone who sees what you can see
- Copper, smothered in crude oil on street, is seeing specialist
- I want you to see nothing is being concealed by group
- Ophthalmologist's tip to succeed — focus endlessly
- Engineer cuts oil or Doctor?
- Eye specialist’s clout is slipping
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The straight part
We know that "viewing authority" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case viewing authority = oculist.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does OCULIST mean?
OCULIST noun- An ophthalmologist
- An optometrist