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Feel and be strangely weak (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feeble

'weak' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'feel and be strangely' is the wordplay.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'strangely' indicates an anagram.
'feel'+'be'='feelbe'
'feelbe' anagrammed gives 'FEEBLE'.

(Other definitions for feeble that I've seen before include "Physically weak or lacking effectiveness" , "Weak, debilitated" , "Lacking force" , "Lacking strength or vigour" , "Weak - unconvincing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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