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Eager to know everything corny then? (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

all ears

'eager to know' is the definition.

'everything corny then?' is the wordplay.
'everything' becomes 'all' (I've seen this before).
'corny then?' becomes 'ears' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'all'+'ears'='ALL EARS'

(Other definitions for all ears that I've seen before include "Prepared to listen" , "Very alert" , "Listening attentively" , ".Listening very intently" , "Being very attentive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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