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Boaster? Eccentric? Come again? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

egomaniac

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'boaster?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'eccentric? come again?' is the wordplay.
'eccentric?' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'eccentric' mean this).
'come'+'again'='comeagain'
'comeagain' with letters rearranged gives 'EGOMANIAC'.

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(Other definitions for egomaniac that I've seen before include "Self-obsessed person" , "Come again (anag.)" , "Excessively self-absorbed person" , "One who's self-obsessed" , "self-obsessed individual" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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