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Man gets unusual score in the open (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

alfresco

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

'man gets unusual score' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'alf' (I've seen this before).
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'unusual' is an anagram indicator.
'score' with letters rearranged gives 'resco'.
'alf'+'resco'='ALFRESCO'

(Other definitions for alfresco that I've seen before include "Outdoors, meal perhaps" , "Outside" , "where it's cool" , "out of the house" , "Located outdoors" .)

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