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Stranger not even seen by monarch (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

odder

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

'not even seen by monarch' is the wordplay.
'not even' becomes 'odd' ('odd' is the opposite to 'even'**).
'seen by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'monarch' becomes 'er' (abbreviation for Elizabeth Regina).
'odd'+'er'='ODDER'

(Other definitions for odder that I've seen before include "More unusual" , "More strange or less even" , "Stranger" , "More peculiar" , "more rum" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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