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Extra accepting Oscar for ace? Strange! (8)

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unwonted

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(Other definitions for unwonted that I've seen before include "Out of the ordinary, uncommon" , "Unaccustomed" , "Not habitually" , "Atypical, not usual" , "not typical" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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