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Strangely hide criminal in a way that shows lack of proper vision? (13)

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I believe the answer is:

nearsightedly

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'in a way that shows lack of proper vision?' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb which matches the answer.

'strangely hide criminal' is the wordplay.
'criminal' is an anagram indicator.
'strangely'+'hide'='strangelyhide'
'strangelyhide' is an anagram of 'NEARSIGHTEDLY'.

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