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Conceal nothing in America - that's not attractive (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hideous

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

'conceal nothing in america' is the wordplay.
'conceal' becomes 'hide' (synonyms).
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'in america' becomes 'U.S.' ('U.S.' is part of 'america').
'hide'+'o'+'us'='HIDEOUS'

'that's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hideous that I've seen before include "Unsightly" , "Frightful" , "Ghastly" , "revolting" , "Extremely unpleasant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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