Uncovered text, both nice and strange (6)
I believe the answer is:
exotic
'strange' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'uncovered text both' is the wordplay.
'uncovered' means to look at the middle letters.
'both' becomes 'otic' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
The centre of 'text' is 'ex'.
'ex'+'otic'='EXOTIC'
'nice and' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
(Other definitions for exotic that I've seen before include "From far abroad" , "Foreign, strange or exciting" , "Originating in a foreign country" , "Unusual and showy" , "Unusual and interesting" .)