Using the autocomplete field for a cck nodereference always displays the node id as a cryptic bracketed extension:
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I got Grayside's answer to work, but I had to use MENU alter, instead of the FORM alter he posted. No biggy!
function custommodule_menu_alter(&$items) { $items['nodereference/autocomplete']['page callback'] = 'fp_tweaks_nodereference_autocomplete'; }