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Affectedly proper, prudish (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prissy

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">affectedly proper</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">prudish</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for prissy that I've seen before include "Overly prim and proper" , "Fussily respectable" , "'Priggish, prudish (6)'" , "Prim and prudish" , "Disliking what is rough or improper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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