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Distinct when surprisingly revised (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diverse

'distinct' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'surprisingly revised' is the wordplay.
'surprisingly' indicates an anagram (a surprising ordering of the letters).
'revised' is an anagram of 'DIVERSE'.

'when' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for diverse that I've seen before include "Miscellaneous" , "Multifarious" , "Many and various" , "I served in many ways" , "Sundry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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