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Old oath used in England, oddly (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

egad

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

'england oddly' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters.
The alternate letters of 'england' are 'EGAD'.

'used in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for egad that I've seen before include "Archaic expression of anger, surprise, etc" , "My word once" , "Mild oath (archaic)" , "Mild oath - aged (anag)" , "Christ" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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