Apparently unpleasant! (4)

I believe the answer is:

ugly

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'unpleasant' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for ugly that I've seen before include "Repulsive to the eye" , "Sullen" , "Far from beautiful" , "Difficult to look at" , "Unpleasant to look at" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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