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100 are less polite, and altogether coarser (6)

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cruder

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'coarser' is the definition.
('crude' can be a synonym of 'coarse')

'100 are less polite' is the wordplay.
'100' becomes 'C' (Roman numeral).
'are less polite' becomes 'ruder' ('rude' can be the opposite of 'polite' so perhaps 'ruder' is reasonable for 'less polite').
'c'+'ruder'='CRUDER'

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(Other definitions for cruder that I've seen before include "Less refined, more vulgar" , "Less refined, more primitive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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