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Quoted about once becomes big-headed (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

conceited

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'big-headed' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'quoted about once' is the wordplay.
'quoted' becomes 'cited' ('cite' can be a synonym of 'quote').
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'cited' placed around 'once' is 'CONCEITED'.

'becomes' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for conceited that I've seen before include "Stuck-up" , "Vain; narcissistic" , "full of himself" , "Vain, having swelled head" , "Excessively vain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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