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Queen audition weirdly ordinary (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

quotidian

'ordinary' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'queen audition weirdly' is the wordplay.
'queen' becomes 'Q' (chess abbreviation).
'weirdly' is an anagram indicator.
'audition' is an anagram of 'uotidian'.
'q'+'uotidian'='QUOTIDIAN'

(Other definitions for quotidian that I've seen before include "Ordinary; daily" , "Recurring every day, commonplace" , "Day-to-day" , "Daily, recurring every day" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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