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Bit of beer I eradicated for stranger (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eerier

'stranger' is the definition.
(eerie means odd or strange)

'bit of beer i eradicated' is the wordplay.
'bit of' indicates a hidden word.
'EERIER' is hidden in the letters of 'beer i eradicated'.

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for eerier that I've seen before include "More strangely frightening" , "Spookier" , "Weirder" , "More mysterious" , "More spooky" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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