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As odd a person as you'll ever meet! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stranger

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'ever meet' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'as odd a person as you'll' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'odd' could be 'strange' (I've seen this before) and 'strange' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'r' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for stranger that I've seen before include "More exotic" , "More unfamiliar or odd" , "someone making nuisance call?" , "Alien, foreigner" , "Non-acquaintance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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