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Hitherto, elegant forms exposed (2,3,10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

in the altogether

'exposed' is the definition.
(both can mean naked)

'hitherto elegant forms' is the wordplay.
'forms' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hitherto'+'elegant'='hithertoelegant'
'hithertoelegant' is an anagram of 'IN THE ALTOGETHER'.

(Other definitions for in the altogether that I've seen before include "having nothing to wear?" , "barely seen" , "unclothed" , "Naked" , "exposed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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