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Notice that contains strangely only two Es, say (3,4,2)

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I believe the answer is:

lay eyes on

'notice' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'strangely only two es say' is the wordplay.
'two es' can mean two substitutions for 'es'.
'strangely' indicates an anagram.
'es' becomes 'E' (synonyms).
'es' becomes 'E' (synonyms).
'only'+'e'+'e'+'say'='onlyeesay'
'onlyeesay' anagrammed gives 'LAY EYES ON'.

'that contains' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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