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Oddball having party by low dam (6)

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I believe the answer is:

weirdo

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

'party by low dam' is the wordplay.
'party' becomes 'do' (do is a kind of party).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'low dam' becomes 'weir' (I've seen this in another clue).
'do' put after 'weir' is 'WEIRDO'.

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for weirdo that I've seen before include "Informally eccentric person - sounds spooky" , "Unpleasantly strange or eccentric person" , "Crank - oddball" , "Bizarre character" , "An eccentric (sl.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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