Being so wet is in various ways odd (6)

I believe the answer is:

sodden

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'being so wet is' is the definition.
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'in various ways odd' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'various ways' becomes 'sen' (compass directions).
'sen' placed around 'odd' is 'SODDEN'.

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(Other definitions for sodden that I've seen before include "Drenched, really soaked" , "Totally saturated" , "Soaking wet" , "Thoroughly wet, soaked" , "heavy with moisture" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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