Display tawdry articles also (6)
I believe the answer is:
tattoo
'display' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Military display ' mean 'tattoo' so perhaps 'display' could also mean 'tattoo')
'tawdry articles also' is the wordplay.
'tawdry articles' becomes 'tat' (I've seen this before).
'also' becomes 'too' ('too' can be a synonym of 'also').
'tat'+'too'='TATTOO'
(Other definitions for tattoo that I've seen before include "Skin design; mil. display" , "Pointedly design" , "Design marked on skin" , "Indelible picture or design on skin" , "signal to return to base" .)