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Home game in Congo university takes cunning so as to stand out? (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

incongruously

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'stand out?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adverbs. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'home game in congo university takes cunning so as' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'home' could be 'in' ('he's home' can mean 'he's in') and 'in' is present in the answer.
'game' could be 'ru' (rugby union) and 'ru' is present in the answer.
'university' could be 'ou' and 'ou' is present in the answer.
'cunning' could be 'sly' (synonyms) and 'sly' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for incongruously that I've seen before include "In an out-of-place way" , "Inharmoniously" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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