Crossword Genius

Unusual play with Act I translated (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

atypical

'unusual' is the definition.
(I know that unusual can be written as atypical)

'play with act i translated' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'translated' is an anagram indicator.
'act'+'i'='acti'
'play' put after 'acti' is 'actiplay'.
'actiplay' is an anagram of 'ATYPICAL'.

(Other definitions for atypical that I've seen before include "Not normal" , "'Abnormal, aberrant (8)'" , "exceptional" , "Not characteristic" , "Deviating from what is usual or common" .)

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