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Bad rhythm that's unusual (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

offbeat

'unusual' is the definition.
(offbeat means unusual or whacky)

'bad rhythm' is the wordplay.
'bad' becomes 'off' (eg meat that's gone off is bad).
'rhythm' becomes 'beat' (synonyms).
'off'+'beat'='OFFBEAT'

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for offbeat that I've seen before include "rather unorthodox" , "Strange" , "Unusual, not ordinary - or rhythmic" , "Unusual or unconventional - perhaps in music" , "Bohemian" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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