Inability to catch, or retain, strangely (3,3)

I believe the answer is:

tin ear

'inability to catch' is the definition.
(inability to hear or 'catch' things)

'retain strangely' is the wordplay.
'strangely' indicates anagramming the letters.
'retain' with letters rearranged gives 'TIN EAR'.

'or' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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