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Thanks for the response Inziladun.

Guess that blows my theory out of the water!

Originally Posted by Inziladun

Tolkien discussed that scenario in Letter # 266. If someone claimed the Ring openly, Sauron himself would attempt to physically wrest it from the claimant, at some point. If the claimant had sufficient strength to keep in Sauron's despite?

Letters-#266

Ah this possibly answers another query that I had.

Going of this, I'm assuming that Sauron became aware of Frodo when he was in the Crack of Doom because he laid a claim to the ring?

I initally assumed it was because, as Sam hypothesises in the book, Sauron would be aware if anyone wore the One in Mordor.