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Strange role - it is what you'd expect a lounge lizard to do (6)

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I believe the answer is:

loiter

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'is what you'd expect a lounge lizard to do' is the definition.
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'strange role it' is the wordplay.
'strange' indicates an anagram.
'role'+'it'='roleit'
'roleit' with letters rearranged gives 'LOITER'.

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(Other definitions for loiter that I've seen before include "be on stand-by?" , "Hang around furtively" , "Linger, with intent perhaps" , "lounge" , "Linger - lurk" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times (Crosaire) and the Irish Times.
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