Eccentric faker, far from normal (5)

I believe the answer is:

freak

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

'faker far from normal' is the wordplay.
'faker' anagrams to 'FREAK'.
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(Other definitions for freak that I've seen before include "Abnormal event" , "Aberration" , "Weirdo" , "Monstrosity" , "One obsessed with a particular activity or interest" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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