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Little in the way of scenery that's unprepossessing (3,4,2,4,2)

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I believe the answer is:

not much to look at

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'scenery that's unprepossessing' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'little in the way of' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'little' could be 'notmuch' (synonyms) and 'notmuch' is present in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found within the answer.
'way' could be 'l' (abbreviation for left) and 'l' is located in the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for not much to look at that I've seen before include "Euphemism for someone who is unattractive" , "plain" , "situation requiring a microscope?" , "Little in prospect" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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