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Unfamiliar person, more curious (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stranger

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

'more curious' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'curious' could be 'strange' (synonyms) and 'strange' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'r' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for stranger that I've seen before include "visitor" , "unfamiliar figure" , "More unfamiliar or odd" , "someone making nuisance call?" , "Person one is not acquainted with" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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