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Confront eccentric king, say (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

face card

'king say' is the definition.
(king is a kind of face card)

'confront eccentric' is the wordplay.
'confront' becomes 'face' (synonyms).
'eccentric' becomes 'card' (card can mean an eccentric person).
'face'+'card'='FACE-CARD'

(Other definitions for face card that I've seen before include "not a joker" , "King, queen or jack" , "Knave, perhaps" , "Jack for instance" , "Queen or Jack, say?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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