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Striking, oddly very English, and infectious (3-8)

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I believe the answer is:

eye-catching

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

'oddly very english and infectious' is the wordplay.
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
'english' becomes 'E' (abbreviation).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'infectious' becomes 'catching' (similar in meaning).
The alternate letters of 'very' are 'ey'.
'ey'+'e'+'catching'='EYE-CATCHING'

(Other definitions for eye-catching that I've seen before include "Seizing one's attention" , "Standing out" , "Attracting attention" , "Attractive" , "Conspicuous" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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