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An individual competent and of good appearance (10)

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I believe the answer is:

personable

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'and of good appearance' is the definition.
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'an individual competent' is the wordplay.
'an individual' becomes 'person' ('person' can be a synonym of 'individual').
'competent' becomes 'able' (similar in meaning).
'person'+'able'='PERSONABLE'

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(Another definition for personable that I've seen is " Pleasant to be with".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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