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Aid ugly performance in a bright way (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gaudily

'in a bright way' is the definition.

'aid ugly performance' is the wordplay.
'performance' indicates an anagram.
'aid'+'ugly'='aidugly'
'aidugly' anagrammed gives 'GAUDILY'.

(Another definition for gaudily that I've seen is " With showy tastelessness".)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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