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Stranger that drew doodle out (4,2,3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dead to the world

'out' is the definition.
(knocked out)

'stranger that drew doodle' is the wordplay.
'stranger' indicates an anagram.
'that'+'drew'+'doodle'='thatdrewdoodle'
'thatdrewdoodle' is an anagram of 'DEAD TO THE WORLD'.

(Other definitions for dead to the world that I've seen before include "Sleeping" , "Fast asleep" , "Sound asleep; unconscious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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