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Affectedly proper (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prim

(Other definitions for prim that I've seen before include "Prudishly disapproving" , "Proper (type of rose?)" , "Old-maidish" , "Straight-laced" , "Stiffly formal and proper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Times.
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