The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ODDLY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result ODDLY
- In peculiar way, how swindler is selected for side?
- God-fearing husband’s left without theology degree, strangely
- Old theologian - extremely lofty in a curious way
- How Scandi characters become sad? In a peculiar way
- Bond I’d play now and then in unusual fashion
- Doggedly chucking egg back that’s scrambled in a curious way
- Remarkably old theologian disheartened laity
- Strangely pious, about god
- Sordid play seen off and on — or ignored in this way?
- Curiously evenly folded clays
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The straight part
We know that "In peculiar way" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case in peculiar way = oddly.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ODDLY mean?
ODDLY adverb- In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually.
- In a manner measured by an odd number.