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Self-centred person? Eccentric? Come again? (9)

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I believe the answer is:

egomaniac

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'self-centred person?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'eccentric? come again?' is the wordplay.
'eccentric?' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'eccentric' mean this).
'come'+'again'='comeagain'
'comeagain' anagrammed gives 'EGOMANIAC'.

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(Other definitions for egomaniac that I've seen before include "Highly self-absorbed person" , "Obsessively self-centred person" , "he thinks "it's all about ME"" , "Come again (anag.)" , "One who's self-obsessed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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