Eccentrics pursuing Zoom as a learning aid (5,5)

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'learning aid' is the definition.
Although both the answer and 'aid' are nouns, they are not in the same form of the noun. However, I know that 'learning' relates to this answer.

'eccentrics pursuing zoom as a' is the wordplay.
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'as' is present in the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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