Snoops around Hooters (5)

Independent Cryptic #10943 | 20 Across | 2021-11-08
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

Double definition. Snoop = nose around = to be inquisitive; or hooter = slang for nose. (The surface suggests the US restaurant chain Hooters, whose name derives from a rather more vulgar slang usage of the word – though they will try to tell you it’s all about owls.)

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