The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word MISFIT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result MISFIT
- Sad sack whenever going round in a fog
- Is head of French in university an oddball?
- Literary genre followed by institute in college, an awkward one?
- Neat, if simple retro housing eccentric
- Eccentric maids oddly in good shape
- Moldovan capital is highly attractive for loner
- Oddball master is in good health
- Maverick girl, not entirely suitable
- Eccentric is on attack, holding up motorway
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The straight part
We know that "oddball" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case oddball = misfit.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 MISFIT mean?
MISFIT noun- An ill-fitting garment.
- A failure to fit well; unsuitability, disparity.
- A badly adjusted person; someone unsuitable or set apart because of their habits, behaviour etc.
- To fit badly.