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Look untidy if thus (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shufti

'look' is the definition.
(a quick or furtive look)

'untidy if thus' is the wordplay.
'untidy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'if'+'thus'='ifthus'
'ifthus' is an anagram of 'SHUFTI'.

(Other definitions for shufti that I've seen before include "Glance (colloq.)" , "Colloquial word for look" , "Quick look (colloq.)" , "Look (inf. from the Arabic)" , "Informally, a brief inspection or look" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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