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Funny guy with a strange bouncer (7)

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I believe the answer is:

oddball

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'funny' is the definition.
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'with a strange bouncer' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a strange' becomes 'odd' (I've seen this before).
'bouncer' becomes 'ball' (something that bounces).
'odd'+'ball' is 'ODDBALL'.

'guy' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for oddball that I've seen before include "Crank" , "eccentric type" , "Eccentric person like uneven sphere" , "Eccentric person (colloq.)" , "Eccentric character" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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