A strange odd pet taken in by the family (7)

I believe the answer is:

adopted

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'taken in by the family' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'a strange odd pet' is the wordplay.
'strange' is an anagram indicator.
'odd'+'pet'='oddpet'
'oddpet' with letters rearranged gives 'dopted'.
'a'+'dopted'='ADOPTED'

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(Other definitions for adopted that I've seen before include "Assumed (an attitude)" , "Took under one's wing" , "raised issue on behalf of others" , "Chose to follow" , "Fostered - assumed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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