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Roughly calculate that friends will have identical score, strangely (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

estimate

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This might be a double definition.

'roughly calculate that friends will have identical' is the first definition.
'estimate' can be an answer for 'roughly calculate' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the rest of the definition.

'score strangely' is the second definition.
'estimate' can be an answer for 'score' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'strangely' bit.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for estimate that I've seen before include "Judge the approximate value" , "Calculate approximately" , "Make approximate judgement of size or amount" , "Statement of expected cost" , "damage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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