Looks embarrassed, left in the undergrowth (7)
I believe the answer is:
blushes
'looks' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both states of affairs as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for blushes that I've seen before include "Reddenings of the face, in embarrassment perhaps" , "Turns red with embarrassment" .)