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Makes patterns drawn on my legs periodically (3-4)

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I believe the answer is:

tie-dyes

'makes patterns' is the definition.

'drawn on my legs periodically' is the wordplay.
'drawn' becomes 'tied' ('tie' can be a synonym of 'draw'**).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'periodically' indicates alternate letters (letters must be selected 'every so often').
'my'+'legs'='mylegs'
The alternate letters of 'mylegs' are 'yes'.
'tied'+'yes'='TIE-DYES'

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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