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Band in street slightly indecent? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stripe

'band' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'street slightly indecent?' is the wordplay.
'street' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'slightly indecent?' becomes 'ripe' (ripe can mean indecent or vulgar).
'st'+'ripe'='STRIPE'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stripe that I've seen before include "Military rank indicator" , "Narrow band of colour" , "Thin band of colour" , "bar" , "Band of colour - 3 of rank" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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