Crossword Genius

The odd street light? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stray

'the odd' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'street light?' is the wordplay.
'street' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'light?' becomes 'ray' (ray is a kind of light).
'st'+'ray'='STRAY'

(Other definitions for stray that I've seen before include "Deviate" , "Go off course" , "digress" , "Appearing occasionally" , "Drift - isolated" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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