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Trashy hotel to stick around (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kitsch

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

'hotel to stick around' is the wordplay.
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'to' means one lot of letters go next to another (I've seen this in other clues).
'around' is an anagram indicator.
'stick' anagrammed gives 'kitsc'.
'h' put after 'kitsc' is 'KITSCH'.

(Other definitions for kitsch that I've seen before include "Excessively garish or sentimental" , "Vulgar, pretentious" , "in vulgar fashion" , "Inferior art" , "tasteless material" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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