Gents harbouring desires for eccentricity (9)
I believe the answer is:
loopiness
'eccentricity' is the definition.
(loopy can mean mad or eccentric)
'gents harbouring desires' is the wordplay.
'gents' becomes 'loos' (gents toilets).
'harbouring' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'desires' becomes 'pines' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'loos' placed around 'pines' is 'LOOPINESS'.
'for' acts as a link.
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I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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