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Strange fellow has lost his wicket? (3,3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

odd man out

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'lost his wicket?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'strange fellow' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'strange' could be 'odd' (I've seen this before) and 'odd' is present in the answer.
'fellow' could be 'man' (fellow can mean a man) and 'man' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'out' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'has' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for odd man out that I've seen before include "Misfit, does not blend into group" , "One excluded" , "film starring James Mason" , "One different" , "that doesn't match the rest?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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