Place is oddly exceptional (7)
I believe the answer is:
special
'exceptional' is the definition.
(I know that exceptional can be written as special)
'place is oddly' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates anagramming the letters (letters in an odd order).
'place'+'is'='placeis'
'placeis' with letters rearranged gives 'SPECIAL'.
(Other definitions for special that I've seen before include "Distinct from and usually better" , "An addition to the standard menu" , "Day's non-menu dish" , "Particular, distinctive" , "Remarkable" .)