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Mostly frigid and unusually unbecoming (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

infra dig

'unbecoming' is the definition.
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'mostly frigid and unusually' is the wordplay.
'mostly' means to remove the last letter.
'unusually' is an anagram indicator.
'frigid'+'and'='frigidand'
'frigidand' with its final letter removed is 'frigidan'.
'frigidan' with letters rearranged gives 'INFRA DIG'.

(Other definitions for infra dig that I've seen before include "Beneath oneself (from Latin)" , "Unworthy" , "Beneath one" , "degrading" , "Rigid fan may be lacking in dignity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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