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Show unwelcome interest in spoon bending (5)

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I believe the answer is:

snoop

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'show unwelcome interest' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how one could define the other.

'spoon bending' is the wordplay.
'bending' is an anagram indicator.
'spoon' is an anagram of 'SNOOP'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for snoop that I've seen before include "Informally, pry inquisitively" , "Stick one's nose in" , "Furtively look around" , "Furtively investigate" , "-- Dogg, US rapper; spy" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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