Unusual where patrolling police go after work? (7)
I believe the answer is:
offbeat
'unusual' is the definition.
(offbeat means unusual or whacky)
'patrolling police go after work?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'go' could be 'beat' (beating is a kind of going) and 'beat' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'off' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'where' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for offbeat that I've seen before include "Kooky" , "Way-out" , "Quirky" , "Wacky, eccentric" , "Unusual or unconventional - perhaps in music" .)