SunTel GK

[foxwall]

6dn Showing a high degree of refinement. S?E?T?

I know svelte has been given earlier, but my Chambers gives nine alternative adjectives for svelte: none of them is a synonym for refined and all of them essentially mean slim, i.e. lithe lissom graceful. The Mepham woman strikes again?

[Lie-in King]

It is 'Svelte' (as 'urbane') -

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/svelte

[foxwall]

Sorry, Lie-in King, I don't buy that. Any thesaurus will get you refined from urbane or vice-versa, but find me one that will get you svelte from or to either. Not surprising, because svelte is an attribute of physique, whereas urbane and refined are attributes of manner.

[Lie-in King]

Sorry, perhaps you'd forward any complaints to The Free Dictionary?..

If you've a better suggestion for the answer, I for one would be very grateful

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.synonyms.net/synonym/svelte

[foxwall]

Thanks, mamalynne, my head is bloody but unbowed and I can only console myself that Chambers agrees with me.

Lie-in King, I never suggested there was a better answer that fitted, only that it was a lousy clue. Which it is. Meanwhile I congratulate mamalynne and you on digging deeper than I did.

[cruciaddict]

I too was stumped by this. I first thought it might be smooth until I filled in trilemma. A poor clue as you said