Strange leader of Florida - a French-American state (5)

I believe the answer is:

funny

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'strange' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'leader of florida a french-american state' is the wordplay.
'leader of' indicates taking the first letters.
'a french' becomes 'un' ('a' in French).
'american state' becomes 'ny' (short for New York. I am not sure about the 'american' bit.).
The initial letter of 'florida' is 'f'.
'f'+'un'+'ny'='FUNNY'

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(Other definitions for funny that I've seen before include "Odd - amusing" , "Amusing or peculiar" , "Strange; comic" , "Strange; humorous" , "Droll -- suspicious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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