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Chances of taking hit when wearing such eccentric clothing? (3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

odd socks

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'chances of taking hit when wearing' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'eccentric clothing?' is the wordplay.
'eccentric' becomes 'odd' (odd can mean eccentric or unusual).
'clothing?' becomes 'socks' (socks is a kind of clothing).
'odd'+'socks'='ODD SOCKS'

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