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Oddly deep patches? (6)

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depths

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'oddly deep patches?' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both human attributes as well as being plural nouns.
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'oddly deep patches?' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters (letters in odd-numbered positions).
'deep'+'patches'='deeppatches'
The alternate letters of 'deeppatches' are 'DEPTHS'.

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(Other definitions for depths that I've seen before include "Deepest or most central parts" , "Distances from the top downwards" , "Deep water" , "Demoralisation" , "obscurities" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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