Strangely enough, not evenly (5)

I believe the answer is:

oddly

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'strangely enough' is the definition.
('oddly' can be a synonym of 'strangely enough')

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(Other definitions for oddly that I've seen before include "In a strange manner" , "This clue [32A] is not numbered so" , "strange to say?" , "in a curious way" , "In a strange way" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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