A question about distribution $|x|^{-2}$

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Define $|x|^{-2}$ be the linear functional on $C^\infty_c(\Bbb{R})$ which is defined as :

$$\phi\mapsto\int_{\Bbb{R}_+}\left(x^{-2}(\phi(x) + \phi(-x) - 2\phi(0))\right)dx$$

I have a question for this definition,it seems this linear functional is only well defined for test function $\phi(0) = 0$ only due to the last constant term and singularity $x^{-2}$ at origin.Why it's well defined linear functional for all test function? which makes it $C_c^\infty \to \Bbb{R}$ maps into?