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Irate, Sir? Bats? They're seldom seen (8)

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I believe the answer is:

rarities

'they're seldom seen' is the definition.

'irate sir? bats?' is the wordplay.
'bats?' indicates anagramming the letters (slang for mad).
'irate'+'sir'='iratesir'
'iratesir' anagrammed gives 'RARITIES'.

(Other definitions for rarities that I've seen before include "Curios" , "Is a trier for scarce things" , "Uncommon things" , "collector's items" , "Things seldom encountered" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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