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Obviously strange play about tent (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

patently

'obviously' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'strange play about tent' is the wordplay.
'strange' indicates an anagram.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'play' is an anagram of 'paly'.
'paly' going around 'tent' is 'PATENTLY'.

(Another definition for patently that I've seen is " Obviously".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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