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Weirdos did broadcast wearing old neckwear (8)

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I believe the answer is:

oddities

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'weirdos' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'did broadcast wearing old neckwear' is the wordplay.
'broadcast' is an anagram indicator (letters scattered or cast around).
'wearing' is an insertion indicator.
'old' becomes 'o' (common abbreviation eg in OE for Old English).
'neckwear' becomes 'ties' (I've seen this in another clue).
'did' is an anagram of 'ddi'.
'o'+'ties'='oties'
'ddi' inserted within 'oties' is 'ODDITIES'.

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(Other definitions for oddities that I've seen before include "Peculiarities" , "Rum folk" , "Curiosities" , "So tidied up for strange people or things" , "geeks" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Mail.
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