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Righteous, high-principled (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

virtuous

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">righteous</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(associated in meaning)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">high-principled</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for virtuous that I've seen before include "Highly moral" , "Morally upright" , "Showing high moral standards" , "Upstanding" , "Morally good" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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