Somewhat elegant hands ruined with DIY (8)
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" .)