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Rare items, old books vicar unwrapped (7)

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exotica

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'rare items' is the definition.
'exotica' can be an answer for 'items' (I have seen 'Unusual items ' mean 'exotica' so perhaps 'items' could also mean 'exotica'). I am unsure of the 'rare' bit.

'old books vicar unwrapped' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'books' becomes 'OT' (abbreviation for Old Testament).
'unwrapped' means to look at the middle letters (the letters which wrap the word are removed).
The middle of 'vicar' is 'ica'.
'ex'+'ot'+'ica'='EXOTICA'

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(Other definitions for exotica that I've seen before include "Unusual foreign objects" , "Strange stuff" , "Unusual or foreign items" , "Strange, galmorous things from abroad" , "Colourful objects, often from abroad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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