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Cited true form of morality (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rectitude

'morality' is the definition.
(I know that rectitude is a type of righteousness)

'cited true form' is the wordplay.
'form' indicates an anagram (another form of the letters).
'cited'+'true'='citedtrue'
'citedtrue' with letters rearranged gives 'RECTITUDE'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for rectitude that I've seen before include "Correctness" , "Certitude about moral goodness" , "Uprightness, integrity" , "Strict propriety" , "Moral integrity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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