Strange times, son. Abso-bloomin-lutely? (6)

I believe the answer is:

tmesis

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'abso-bloomin-lutely?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'strange times son' is the wordplay.
'strange' indicates an anagram.
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'times' with letters rearranged gives 'tmesi'.
'tmesi'+'s'='TMESIS'

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(Other definitions for tmesis that I've seen before include "splitting words" , "super-flipping-market?" , "Separation" , "separating word parts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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