Hardly looked upon with pleasure (4)

I believe the answer is:

ugly

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'hardly looked' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for ugly that I've seen before include "describe duckling thus" , "Visually unpleasant; dangerous (situation)" , "Unprepossessing, repulsive" , "Leave of absence" , "Menacing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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