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Her need is unusual (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denise

'her' is the definition.

'need is unusual' is the wordplay.
'unusual' is an anagram indicator.
'need'+'is'='needis'
'needis' anagrammed gives 'DENISE'.

(Other definitions for denise that I've seen before include "Miss Van Outen" , "- - Lewis, pentathlete" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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