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Heavens! Outside the pub looking undernourished! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skinny

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'undernourished' is the definition.
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'heavens outside the pub' is the wordplay.
'heavens' becomes 'sky' (sky is a kind of heavens).
'outside' indicates putting letters inside.
'the pub' becomes 'inn' (an inn is a type of pub).
'sky' going around 'inn' is 'SKINNY'.

'looking' is the link.
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(Other definitions for skinny that I've seen before include "little of substance?" , "Very slim" , "Thin, bony" , "Lacking food" , "Not very well-built" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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