Strange _ but a broken finger can still hold a ring (7)
I believe the answer is:
foreign
'strange' is the definition.
(I know that strange can be written as foreign)
'a broken finger can still hold a ring' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'ring' could be 'o' (letter resembling a ring) and 'o' is found within the answer.
an anagram of 'finger' is 'freign' which is located in the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'but' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for foreign that I've seen before include "Of or from another country" , "Exotic" , "Extraneous" , "Strange, from abroad" , "not appropriate" .)