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Oddly proud, ugly and overweight (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

podgy

'overweight' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'oddly proud ugly' is the wordplay.
'oddly' means one should take alternating letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
'proud'+'ugly'='proudugly'
The alternate letters of 'proudugly' are 'PODGY'.

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for podgy that I've seen before include "Fat, chubby" , "Overweight" , "Short and plump" .)

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