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Scandinavian of manner so strange (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

norseman

'scandinavian' is the definition.
(Norsemen were ancient Scandinavians)

'manner so strange' is the wordplay.
'strange' is an anagram indicator.
'manner'+'so'='mannerso'
'mannerso' is an anagram of 'NORSEMAN'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for norseman that I've seen before include "A viking, perhaps" , "one attacking north-east?" , "invader" , "Scandinavian" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.
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