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Online agent gets notice? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

espy

'notice?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'online agent' is the wordplay.
'online' becomes 'e' (abbreviation for electronic, e.g. in ecommerce).
'agent' becomes 'spy' (spy is a kind of agent).
'e'+'spy'='ESPY'

'gets' is the link.

(Other definitions for espy that I've seen before include "Detect" , "Catch a glimpse of" , "Spot, notice" , "Discern" , "Catch sight of (poetic)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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