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Crude enemy slur finally ignored — not in good taste (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unseemly

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'crude' is the definition.
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'not in good taste' is the wordplay.
'not' becomes 'un' (prefix meaning 'not').
'in good taste' becomes 'seemly' (I've seen this before).
'un'+'seemly'='UNSEEMLY'

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(Other definitions for unseemly that I've seen before include "Not becoming or fitting" , "Not decorous or fitting" , "Indecent" , "Indecorous, unbecoming" , "Unbecoming, not fitting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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