Strange Buddhist priest heading heavenwards, newly born inside (8)
I believe the answer is:
abnormal
'strange' is the definition.
(both can mean unusual)
'heavenwards newly born inside' is the wordplay.
'heavenwards' becomes 'amal' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'newly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'inside' indicates putting letters inside.
'born' with letters rearranged gives 'bnor'.
'amal' enclosing 'bnor' is 'ABNORMAL'.
'buddhist priest heading' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for abnormal that I've seen before include "Unusual, atypical" , "Rum" , "Exceptional; strange" , "Moral ban (anag.)" , "Different to what is ordinary or expected" .)