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Engine Alec designed shows lack of refinement (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

inelegance

'lack of refinement' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'engine alec designed' is the wordplay.
'designed' indicates an anagram (designed with the letters).
'engine'+'alec'='enginealec'
'enginealec' anagrammed gives 'INELEGANCE'.

'shows' is the link.

(Another definition for inelegance that I've seen is " Lack of refinement".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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