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Quaint translation of Orwell: odd English (4-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

olde-worlde

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

'translation of orwell odd english' is the wordplay.
'translation of' indicates an anagram (translate can mean to transform).
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'orwell'+'odd'='orwellodd'
'orwellodd' with letters rearranged gives 'oldeworld'.
'oldeworld'+'e'='OLDE-WORLDE'

(Another definition for olde-worlde that I've seen is " Quaint".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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