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Given preference after being unwell and ugly (3-8)

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I believe the answer is:

ill-favoured

'ugly' is the definition.
('ill-favoured' can be similar in meaning to 'ugly')

'given preference after being unwell' is the subsidiary indication.
'given preference' becomes 'favoured' (I've seen this before).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'being unwell' becomes 'ill' ('ill' can be similar in meaning to 'unwell').
'favoured' after 'ill' is 'illfavoured'.

'and' is the link.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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