The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 plus 3 letter word EVIL EYE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result EVIL EYE
- Bad look coming from someone vile, yes?
- I have returned to shelter containing unknown harmful power
- Survive on the way up by the ability to recognise a harmful glance
- Glare, vile yet arresting?
- One taking a bad view of everything?
- To be around setter’s said to be a curse
- Phone company taking in six pounds on executive toy — ultimately, it’s a bad look?
- Possibly malevolent look one vile Yemeni adopts
- Look from European disgusting you at one time?
- Baleful look from the vile yes-man
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The straight part
We know that "One taking a bad view of everything" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case one taking a bad view of everything = evil eye.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.
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