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Different from the inside or outside (5)

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I believe the answer is:

other

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

'from the inside or outside' is the wordplay.
'from' becomes 'he' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'inside' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'outside' indicates putting letters inside.
't' inserted within 'or' is 'otr'.
'he' put within 'otr' is 'OTHER'.

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(Other definitions for other that I've seen before include "Different (from those mentioned)" , "Very unusual" , "Different, disparate" , "Different; additional" , "not like you" .)

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