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Strange slur with a gin cocktail (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

singular

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

'slur with a gin cocktail' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'cocktail' is an anagram indicator.
'slur'+'a'+'gin'='sluragin'
'sluragin' anagrammed gives 'SINGULAR'.

(Other definitions for singular that I've seen before include "Odd; unique" , "Extraordinary, with reference to one" , "Unusual, striking, or unique" , "Denoting one" , "Unusual, maybe unique" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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