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Misshapen ear not decorated (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ornate

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">decorated</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(similar in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">misshapen ear not</span>' is the wordplay.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">misshapen</span>' is an anagram indicator.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">ear</span>'+'<span class="explanation-format__original">not</span>'='<span class="explanation-format__intermediate">earnot</span>'<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__intermediate">earnot</span>' anagrammed gives '<span class="explanation-format__answer">ORNATE</span>'.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for ornate that I've seen before include "Baroque" , "Much-decorated" , "Highly decorative" , "Detailed" , "Richly decorative" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and The Times.
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