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Weird out E. Grout, Esq (9)

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I believe the answer is:

grotesque

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

'out e grout esq' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram.
'e'+'grout'+'esq'='egroutesq'
'egroutesq' with letters rearranged gives 'GROTESQUE'.

(Other definitions for grotesque that I've seen before include "Bizarre and disfigured - preposterous" , "Fantastically hideous" , "Outlandish" , "Bizarre; monstrous" , "Horribly distorted" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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