Depict badly in ropy art (7)

I believe the answer is:

portray

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'depict' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'badly in ropy art' is the wordplay.
'ropy art' can be anagrammed to 'PORTRAY'.
However, I'm unsure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for portray that I've seen before include "Depict in art" , "Delineate" , "Paint a picture" , "Describe in words or make a picture" , "Act" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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