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Unusual reproduction in earphones gets distorted (15)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

parthenogenesis

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'unusual reproduction' is the definition.
'parthenogenesis' can be an answer for 'reproduction' (parthenogenesis is a kind of reproduction). I'm unsure of the 'unusual' bit.

'in earphones gets distorted' is the wordplay.
'distorted' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'earphones'+'gets'='inearphonesgets'
'inearphonesgets' with letters rearranged gives 'PARTHENOGENESIS'.

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(Other definitions for parthenogenesis that I've seen before include "Way of making young" , "Means to reproduce" , "virgin birth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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