Save a piece for eccentric male (5,4)

I believe the answer is:

apart from

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'save' is the definition.
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'a piece for eccentric male' is the wordplay.
'piece' becomes 'part' (synonyms).
'eccentric' indicates anagramming the letters.
'male' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'for' with letters rearranged gives 'fro'.
'a'+'part'+'fro'+'m'='APART FROM'

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