To be sure, without BSE, it's weird to the French?

I believe the answer is:

outre

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(Other definitions for outre that I've seen before include "Going too far" , "Eccentric, improper" , "Strange" , "Off the wall" , "flaky" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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