Weird thing, darkness (5)

I believe the answer is:

night

'darkness' is the definition.
(night is a kind of darkness)

'weird thing' is the wordplay.
'weird' indicates anagramming the letters.
'thing' anagrammed gives 'NIGHT'.

(Other definitions for night that I've seen before include "Time of darkness" , "Time without 10" , "See 9" , "8d [DARKNESS]" , "Sunset to sunrise" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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