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Adding to visage nicely, referring to make-up? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

genic

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'referring to make-up?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'adding to visage nicely' is the wordplay.
'GENIC' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I'm unsure how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for genic that I've seen before include "of his heredity" , "like something handed down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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