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Some deer I encountered, strangely frightening (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

eerie

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

'some deer i encountered' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue (some of the parts of the word are used).
'EERIE' is hidden within 'deer i encountered'.

(Other definitions for eerie that I've seen before include "Uncannily strange" , "Oddly frightening" , "Unnatural" , "Spooky, weird" , "Spectral" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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