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Conventional scout bizarrely worshipped mother (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

customary

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'conventional' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'scout bizarrely worshipped mother' is the wordplay.
'bizarrely' indicates anagramming the letters.
'worshipped mother' becomes 'mary' (Mary is an example. I am not sure about the 'worshipped' bit.).
'scout' anagrammed gives 'custo'.
'custo'+'mary'='CUSTOMARY'

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(Other definitions for customary that I've seen before include "Courts may find this usual" , "Conventional" , "precedent" , "In accordance with convention" , "Habitual, usual" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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