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Notice European agent (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

espy

'notice' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'european agent' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'agent' becomes 'spy' (spy is a kind of agent).
'e'+'spy'='ESPY'

(Other definitions for espy that I've seen before include "Perceive" , "Spot, notice" , "Make out at a distance" , "Observe (arch.)" , "Watch" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Mirror.
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