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Ride west, for a change, which is most strange (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

weirdest

'is most strange' is the definition.
('weird' can be a synonym of 'strange')

'ride west for a change' is the wordplay.
'for a change' is an anagram indicator.
'ride'+'west'='ridewest'
'ridewest' with letters rearranged gives 'WEIRDEST'.

'which' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for weirdest that I've seen before include "Most uncanny!" , "Most unearthly" , "Most strikingly odd" , "Most bizarre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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