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Odd or strange Dickensian surname (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drood

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'dickensian surname' is the definition.
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'odd or strange' is the wordplay.
'strange' indicates anagramming the letters.
'odd'+'or'='oddor'
'oddor' is an anagram of 'DROOD'.

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(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" .)

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