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Return of strange meeting (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

forum

'meeting' is the definition.
(I know that forum is a type of meeting)

'return of strange' is the wordplay.
'return' is a reversal indicator.
'strange' becomes 'rum' (synonyms).
'of' reversed gives 'fo'.
'fo'+'rum'='FORUM'

(Other definitions for forum that I've seen before include "place for debate" , "Tribunal" , "Arena for debate" , "discussion group" , "Medium for discussion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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