### Clue: It's not how Darcy appeared, oddly! (3)
### Answer: DRY 
 ### Explanation: Definition: It's not how Darcy appeared, oddly
 **The 1st, 3rd, and 5th letters of**(appeared, oddly) "Darcy ". The surface refers to Fitzwilliam Darcy, the sometime misunderstood character in "Pride and Prejudice". Another WIWD clue.