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Eccentric four about to make a lot of fuss (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

furore

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'fuss' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Public fuss' mean 'furore' so perhaps 'fuss' could also mean 'furore')

'eccentric four about' is the wordplay.
'eccentric' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'four' is an anagram of 'furo'.
'furo'+'re'='FURORE'

'to make a lot of' is the link.
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(Other definitions for furore that I've seen before include "Frenzied excitement, uproar" , "Turmoil, uproar" , "Outbreak of public anger or excitement" , "Sudden outburst, uproar" , "Uproar, hullabaloo" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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