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It's unusual not to be well done (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rare

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'it's unusual' is the definition.
(rare can mean unusual or odd)

'not to be well done' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'be' could be 'are' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'are' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'r' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for rare that I've seen before include "Not often seen - underdone" , "Scarce or uncommon" , "Not common" , "like gold dust" , "Scarcely seen" .)

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