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Strange, mostly ignorant liberal (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unreal

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'strange mostly ignorant liberal' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

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(Other definitions for unreal that I've seen before include "Not true to life" , "Existing only in the imagination, not actual" , "Not actual or credible" , "Illusory; amazing" , "Illusory, imaginary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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