Tawdry, third-rate; pheasant candy (anagram) (5,3,5)

I believe the answer is:

cheap and nasty

(Other definitions for cheap and nasty that I've seen before include "Trashy - shoddy" , "Very inferior (colloq.)" , "Offensively inferior" , "Tacky" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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