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Alien’s out of hearing (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exotic

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'alien's' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'out of hearing' is the wordplay.
'out of' becomes 'ex'.
'hearing' becomes 'otic' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'ex'+'otic'='EXOTIC'

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(Other definitions for exotic that I've seen before include "Alluringly foreign" , "Weird; alien" , "Unusual and interesting" , "Unusual and showy" , "Interestingly different or strange" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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