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It's odd about the taxes (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tithes

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'taxes' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to property as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'it's odd about the' is the wordplay.
'odd' indicates anagramming the letters.
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'its' anagrammed gives 'tis'.
'tis' enclosing 'the' is 'TITHES'.

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(Other definitions for tithes that I've seen before include "Tenth parts, levied by some churches" , "Tenths of income once paid to church" , "Tenths of income given to church" , "Church taxes" , "Tenth parts, levied by a church perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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