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Criticise men on the radio, concealing their true appearance (8)

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I believe the answer is:

disguise

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'appearance' is the definition.
(disguise is a kind of appearance)

'criticise men on the radio' is the wordplay.
'criticise' becomes 'dis' (speak disrespectfully).
'men' becomes 'guys' (guy can informally mean a man).
'on the radio' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'guys' sounds like 'guise'.
'dis'+'guise'='DISGUISE'

'concealing their true' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for disguise that I've seen before include "act of deception" , "Clothes etc misleading as to identity" , "Pretence" , "Misrepresent; costume" , "Camouflage to hide identity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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