Host ate lychee, adopting dignified appearance (7)
I believe the answer is:
stately
'dignified appearance' is the definition.
'stately' can be an answer for 'dignified' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'appearance' bit.
'host ate lychee adopting' is the wordplay.
'adopting' indicates a hidden word (I've seen 'adopts' mean this (the answer has been adopted by the clue)).
'STATELY' can be found hidden inside 'host ate lychee'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stately that I've seen before include "` `In Xanadu did Kubla Khan / A ....... pleasure-dome decree' ' (Coleridge)" , "Impressive in manner" , "August" , "Impressive in appearance; majestic" , "Formal; type of home" .)