Scout in story oddly notes cap, put on backwards (6-4)

I believe the answer is:

talent-spot

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'oddly notes cap put on backwards' is the definition.
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'scout in story' is the wordplay.
'scout' becomes 'talent scout' (synonyms).
'in story' becomes 'spot' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'talent'+'spot'='TALENT-SPOT'

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(Another definition for talent-spot that I've seen is " Look for good new performers".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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