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Someone accepted as eccentric (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

space cadet

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'someone' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'accepted as eccentric' is the wordplay.
'eccentric' is an anagram indicator.
'accepted'+'as'='acceptedas'
'acceptedas' anagrammed gives 'SPACE CADET'.

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(Other definitions for space cadet that I've seen before include "one who often gets high" , "one high on drugs" , "trainee astronaut" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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