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

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I believe the answer is:

in the altogether

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

'hitherto elegant sadly' is the wordplay.
'sadly' indicates an anagram.
'hitherto'+'elegant'='hithertoelegant'
'hithertoelegant' anagrammed gives 'IN THE ALTOGETHER'.

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

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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