Eccentric faker or aficionado (5)

I believe the answer is:

freak

'aficionado' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'eccentric faker' is the wordplay.
'eccentric' is an anagram indicator.
'faker' anagrammed gives 'FREAK'.

'or' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for freak that I've seen before include "Aberration" , "Abnormality" , "Weirdo" , "One obsessed with a particular activity or interest" , "Monstrosity" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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