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Collector's piece that will be odd to us (5)

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curio

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This clue could be a double definition.

'collector's' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
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'piece that will be odd to us' is the second definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for curio that I've seen before include "Intriguing object worth collecting" , "Rare and unusual item" , "Item of bric-a-brac" , "Object that is interesting, being rare or unusual" , "'Rare, unusual object (5)'" .)

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