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Reported chaps' appearance (5)

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I believe the answer is:

guise

'appearance' is the definition.
(I know that guise is a type of color)

'reported chaps'' is the wordplay.
'reported' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'chaps'' becomes 'guys' (both can mean men).
'guys' sounds like 'GUISE'.

(Other definitions for guise that I've seen before include "Semblance; likeness" , "Demeanour" , "Appearance, semblance" , "Shape; pretence" , "Mask" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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