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Odd about Penny, American, visiting Morecambe perhaps (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eccentric

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'odd' is the definition.
(both can mean unusual)

'about penny american visiting morecambe perhaps' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 'c' (abbreviation for circa).
'penny american' becomes 'cent' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'visiting' indicates putting letters inside.
'morecambe perhaps' becomes 'eric' (Eric Morecambe).
'c'+'cent'='ccent'
'ccent' put within 'eric' is 'ECCENTRIC'.

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(Other definitions for eccentric that I've seen before include "Unconventional in appearance or behaviour" , "Quirky" , "Odd person is off-centre" , "Off-the-wall" , "Wacky" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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