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Odd saint given scope (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strange

'odd' is the definition.
(I know that odd can be written as strange)

'saint given scope' is the wordplay.
'saint' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'given' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'scope' becomes 'range' (synonyms).
'st'+'range'='STRANGE'

(Other definitions for strange that I've seen before include "Odd kind of garnets" , "Unknown or peculiar" , "Odd - rum" , "Odd, not familiar" , "Unusual, surprising" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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