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Notice electronic agent (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

espy

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

'electronic agent' is the wordplay.
'electronic' becomes 'e' (as in e-mail or e-books).
'agent' becomes 'spy' (spy is a kind of agent).
'e'+'spy'='ESPY'

(Other definitions for espy that I've seen before include "Watch" , "See" , "Detect" , "Catch a glimpse of" , "Perceive" .)

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