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Being not wary? Strange (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uncanny

'strange' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'being not wary?' is the wordplay.
'being not' becomes 'un' (I've seen this in other clues).
'wary?' becomes 'canny' (both can mean careful**).
'un'+'canny'='UNCANNY'

(Other definitions for uncanny that I've seen before include "Weird, unnatural" , "Weird; supernatural" , "Strange, beyond the normal" , "Weird, unearthly" , "Odd, strange" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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