He appears in drag, usually (3)
I believe the answer is:
gus
'he' is the definition.
'in drag usually' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'GUS' is hidden in the letters of 'drag usually'.
'appears' is the link.
(Other definitions for gus that I've seen before include "Augustus (dim.)" , "T. S. Eliot's theatre cat" .)
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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