Soldier eccentrically accepting scouting mission (5)
I believe the answer is:
recce
'scouting mission' is the definition.
'recce' can be an answer for 'scouting' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'mission' bit.
'soldier eccentrically accepting' is the wordplay.
'accepting' indicates a hidden word (the answer has been accepted by the clue).
'RECCE' is hidden in the letters of 'soldier eccentrically'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for recce that I've seen before include "Check out" , "Case" , "Military observation" , "See how the land lies (informal)" , "Survey (sl.)" .)