Odd or strange Dickensian surname (5)
I believe the answer is:
drood
'dickensian surname' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'odd or strange' is the wordplay.
'strange' indicates anagramming the letters.
'odd'+'or'='oddor'
'oddor' is an anagram of 'DROOD'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for drood that I've seen before include "'The Mystery of Edwin - - ' by Charles Dickens" , "See 13 Across" , "Edwin -, hero of Dickens' unfinished novel" , "See 3 Down" , "Mysterious Dickensian" .)