The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word OUTRE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result OUTRE
- What’s freaky has some of you trembling
- Unusual uproar after loss of silver
- Strange way river is diverted further east
- Dismissed theological study as weird
- Odd or even excerpts from voluntaries
- Improper way to have head deferred
- Fantastic grout repairs walls
- You Trekkies suppress too much
- Dismissed soldier is bizarre
- Unusual for us, absorbing time and energy
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The straight part
We know that "weird" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case weird = outre.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does OUTRE mean?
OUTRE adjective- Beyond what is customary or proper; extravagant.
- Very unconventional.