Quote ... Pass back subject to vivid images (7)

I believe the answer is:

eidetic

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'subject to vivid images' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'quote pass back' is the wordplay.
'quote' becomes 'cite' (synonyms).
'pass' becomes 'die' (as in passing away).
'back' is a reversal indicator.
'cite'+'die'='citedie'
'citedie' backwards is 'EIDETIC'.

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(Other definitions for eidetic that I've seen before include "very vivid" , "Photographic (memory)" , "With exceptional recall" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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