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Close — prudish (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stuffy

This clue is a double definition.

'close' is the first definition.
(both can mean uncomfortably warm)

'prudish' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for stuffy that I've seen before include "Airless - pompous" , "Priggish" , "Lacking ventilation; narrow-minded" , "Airless - humourless" , "Badly ventilated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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