Figure butcher's returned fisherman's device (7)

Guardian Cryptic #29206 | 12 Across | 2023-10-20
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

A reversal (‘returned’) of TEN (‘figure’) plus PEEK (‘butcher’s’ – rhyming slang “butcher’s hook” – ‘look”)

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