Snug Lycra trousers lacking appealing features (4)

I believe the answer is:

ugly

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'snug lycra trousers lacking appealing features' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'snug lycra trousers' is the wordplay.
'trousers' indicates a hidden word (to trouser can mean to contain or hold).
'UGLY' is hidden in the letters of 'snug lycra'.

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(Other definitions for ugly that I've seen before include "Far from beautiful" , "Offensive to one's sight or other senses" , "Lacking in beauty" , "Hideous" , "Unsightly, not pretty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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