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Odd volume next to English books in Morecambe? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eccentric

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

'volume next to english books in morecambe?' is the wordplay.
'volume' becomes 'cc' (cubic centimetre, unit of volume).
'next to' says to put letters next to each other.
'english books' becomes 'ent' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'morecambe?' becomes 'eric' (comedian Eric Morecambe).
'cc'+'ent'='ccent'
'ccent' placed into 'eric' is 'ECCENTRIC'.

(Other definitions for eccentric that I've seen before include "Offbeat" , "Nut" , "Unconventionanl or unusual" , "Odd or unconventional" , "Given to odd behaviour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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