Sentence:  Outside the gay discotheques, there was also a yuppy scene of 'XTC parties' that precociously featured one of  the defining aspects of rave – the eschewing of alcohol in favour of juice and mineral water. For these respectable professionals, Ecstasy didn't seem like a drug; it was cheap, there was no <WSD>scuzzy</WSD> paraphernalia like syringes or bongs, it wasn't ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Dirty or grimy.