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Somewhat elegant hands ruined with DIY (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dandyish

'somewhat elegant' is the definition.
(dandyish means elegant or well-dressed)

'hands ruined with diy' is the wordplay.
'ruined with' indicates an anagram.
'hands' mixed up with 'diy' makes 'DANDYISH'.

(Other definitions for dandyish that I've seen before include "Like a fop" , "always turned out well?" , "Smartly-dressed" , "vain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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