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Strange mercy, one ritual (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ceremony

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

'strange mercy one' is the wordplay.
'strange' indicates an anagram.
'mercy'+'one'='mercyone'
'mercyone' is an anagram of 'CEREMONY'.

(Other definitions for ceremony that I've seen before include "Formal event performed on a special occasion" , "Rite, ritual or formal act" , "Religious rite" , "formal public occasion" , "Ritual - my encore (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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