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And everything else about this place is otherworldly (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ethereal

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'is otherworldly' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'and everything else about this' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'about' could be 'rea' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'rea' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ethel' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'place' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ethereal that I've seen before include "'Extremely delicate, almost not of this world (8)'" , "Exquisite - as light as air" , "exquisitely airy" , "Ultra-refined" , "Insubstantial or heavenly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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