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The odd old fella's about, it's unfashionable (5)

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I believe the answer is:

dated

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'unfashionable' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'the odd old fella's about' is the wordplay.
'odd' indicates alternate letters.
'old fella' becomes 'dad' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
The alternate letters of 'the' are 'te'.
'te' put into 'dad' is 'DATED'.

'it's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for dated that I've seen before include "Met socially by arrangement" , "Rusty" , "not without romantic engagements" , "Out of fashion" , "Walked out with" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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