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Bling earl displayed, awkwardly, might seem familiar (4,1,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ring a bell

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'seem familiar' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bling earl displayed' is the wordplay.
'displayed' is an anagram indicator (letters displayed in another way).
'bling'+'earl'='blingearl'
'blingearl' with letters rearranged gives 'RING A BELL'.

'awkwardly might' is the link.
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(Other definitions for ring a bell that I've seen before include "may awaken memories" , "as may 1A [SHEEPISH] part of 27 [WETHER-BY]" , "Recall" , "jog memories" , "faintly resonate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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