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Magistrate in bizarre event (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reeve

'magistrate' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'in bizarre event' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'REEVE' is hidden in the letters of 'bizarre event'.

(Other definitions for reeve that I've seen before include "Former shire official" , "Could 'e ever pass a rope through a hole?" , "Comic actor" , "Former magistrate" , "Pass cable through narrow opening" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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