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Park-keeper following devout individual who's from elsewhere (8)

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I believe the answer is:

stranger

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'individual who's from elsewhere' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'park-keeper following devout' is the wordplay.
'park keeper' becomes 'ranger' (I've seen this before).
'following' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'devout' becomes 'st' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'ranger' put after 'st' is 'STRANGER'.

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(Other definitions for stranger that I've seen before include "Odder, more peculiar" , "Person one doesn't know" , "More odd or unknown" , "Regrants oddly to person unknown" , "More odd or wierd" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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