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Dog one lousy criminal in a strange way (9)

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I believe the answer is:

curiously

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'in a strange way' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adverbs. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'dog one lousy criminal' is the wordplay.
'dog' becomes 'cur' (both can mean a despicable person).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'criminal' is an anagram indicator.
'lousy' is an anagram of 'ously'.
'cur'+'i'+'ously'='CURIOUSLY'

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(Other definitions for curiously that I've seen before include "strangely" , "How questions are asked" , "Oddly, peculiarly" , "Inquisitive types behave so" , "In an odd way" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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