The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OFFBEAT
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More clues leading to the result OFFBEAT
- High pulse is weirdly unusual
- Bizarre situation of constable doing desk job
- Unusual of female to attend
- Strange being away from work with strike
- Not on strike? That's unusual!
- Like PC in office, say, not performing as expected
- Funny like Bobby after work?
- Unusual puzzle disappointing at first
- Oddball to attend on officer
- Eccentric, like policeman who has finished duty?
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What does OFFBEAT mean?
OFFBEAT noun- The beats not normally accented in a measure.
- An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.
- Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.