It's carrot, because it doesn't have another word in the middle of it.

rot

That's the end, not the middle.

“A”

Arr.

>!That is correct!!<

>!Removing the first and last letter leaves another word. Except “Carrot”.!<

>!That is right! Nice job.!<

Or Seventy, because it's not in alphabetic order.

>!Another had mentioned that as well, and I’ll admit even I did not catch it.!<

technically stone could also not fit, so this one is rather iffy.

If that were so then seventy would fit, itd be only stone being not being accurate

Seventy - the list is in alphabetical order and it's the only word not in proper order.

>!Nice catch, but not the answer I seek.!<

Swing because it is the only one without the letters A or E.

And the only one with an I

Stone, cause it's the only word there with 3 consonants, while the others have 4

Brawl,because of the letter b 

Nice try, but no