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Bawdiness not for everyone in farm with livestock (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ranch

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'bawdiness' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for ranch that I've seen before include "pastoral scheme" , "Hacienda" , "Large US cattle farm" , "Stock farm in US, Aus." , "Large American farm" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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