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Amusingly has no mains and that's not attractive (4)

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I believe the answer is:

ugly

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'that's not attractive' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'amusingly has no mains' is the wordplay.
'has no' suggests deleting specific letters.
'amusingly' with 'mains' taken away is 'UGLY'.

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ugly that I've seen before include "Unlovely" , "Like an eyesore" , "Frightful" , "offensive to look at" , "Sullen" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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