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Unusual of female to strike (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

offbeat

'unusual' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'of female to strike' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'to strike' becomes 'beat' (I've seen this before).
'of'+'f'+'beat'='OFFBEAT'

(Other definitions for offbeat that I've seen before include "Strikingly unconventional" , "Odd, unconventional" , "Unusual, not ordinary - or rhythmic" , "Kooky" , "Wacky; syncopated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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