Looking after eccentric cigar nut (8)

I believe the answer is:

curating

'looking after' is the definition.

'eccentric cigar nut' is the wordplay.
'eccentric' indicates anagramming the letters.
'cigar'+'nut'='cigarnut'
'cigarnut' with letters rearranged gives 'CURATING'.

(Another definition for curating that I've seen is " making an exhibition".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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