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Bizarre old books with one chapter (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

exotic

'bizarre' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'old books with one chapter' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'ex'.
'books' becomes 'ot' (Old Testament).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'chapter' becomes 'c'.
'ex'+'ot'+'i'+'c'='EXOTIC'

(Other definitions for exotic that I've seen before include "Strange, rare or foreign" , "Foreign, strange or exciting" , "Colourful or unusual, perhaps from abroad" , "Alluringly foreign" , "Bizarre" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Telegraph.
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