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Pole's strange inclination (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slope

'inclination' is the definition.
(slope is a kind of inclination)

'pole's strange' is the wordplay.
'strange' is an anagram indicator.
'poles' with letters rearranged gives 'SLOPE'.

(Other definitions for slope that I've seen before include "Rev Obadiah" , "A rise, possibly" , "Inclination" , "Be inclined" , "bank" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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