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Displeased with the tarty appearance (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ratty

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'displeased' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'the tarty appearance' is the wordplay.
'tarty' can be anagrammed to 'RATTY'.
Though, I'm not clear how this is indicated.

'with' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for ratty that I've seen before include "Waspish" , "Irritable (informal)" , "Irritable (colloq.)" , "Wretched" , "One messing about in a boat" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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