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Sad Parisian you dressed in bit of lady's underwear (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cut up

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'sad' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

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(Other definitions for cut up that I've seen before include "collage" , "Maize, rye, corn, etc" , "so treated by another driver?" , "Extremely upset" , "Very unhappy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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