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Recognise eccentric, tiny, I fed (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

identify

'recognise' is the definition.
(to recognise someone or something)

'eccentric tiny i fed' is the wordplay.
'eccentric' is an anagram indicator.
'tiny'+'i'+'fed'='tinyifed'
'tinyifed' anagrammed gives 'IDENTIFY'.

(Other definitions for identify that I've seen before include "Pinpoint" , "Detect" , "Point out" , "Sympathise" , "Establish who a person is" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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