Strange to get second chances (4)
I believe the answer is:
odds
'chances' is the definition.
(the odds of something happening)
'strange to get second' is the wordplay.
'strange' becomes 'odd' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to get' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation).
'odd'+'s'='ODDS'
(Other definitions for odds that I've seen before include "Indicator of likely betting winnings" , "Probabilities" , "They could be evens" , "Variance" , "Partial darkness" .)