Can I make the clock at the top appear larger?

The zoom function makes no sense for solving the clock size problem. Having that magnifying glass displayed gets in the way of viewing text in other apps. All I want is the clock larger. That should be changeable and independent of the text in the apps.

Setting/general/accessibility/zoom/on

You can't change just the clock.

So you can zoom in and out by tapping the screen with 3 fingers, to use you're phone in any screen