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Odd speller in Scrabble? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rummage

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

'odd speller' is the wordplay.
'odd' becomes 'rum' (rum can mean strange or dubious).
'speller' becomes 'mage' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'rum'+'mage'='RUMMAGE'

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(Other definitions for rummage that I've seen before include "Scrabble" , "Type of sale" , "hunt" , "Search haphazardly" , "Search messily (through)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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