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Brotherhood ā€” weird lot, I'd say (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sodality

'brotherhood' is the definition.
('sodality' can be a synonym of 'brotherhood')

'weird lot i'd say' is the wordplay.
'weird' indicates an anagram.
'lot'+'id'+'say'='lotidsay'
'lotidsay' with letters rearranged gives 'SODALITY'.

(Other definitions for sodality that I've seen before include "Fellowship" , "Confraternity or association, especially Roman Catholic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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