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Strangely, Gill not ringing (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tolling

'ringing' is the definition.
(tolling is a kind of ringing)

'strangely gill not' is the wordplay.
'strangely' is an anagram indicator.
'gill'+'not'='gillnot'
'gillnot' with letters rearranged gives 'TOLLING'.

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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