Fastidiousness of society rip-off (10)
I believe the answer is:
preciosity
'fastidiousness' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'society rip-off' is the wordplay.
'off' is an anagram indicator.
'society'+'rip'='societyrip'
'societyrip' with letters rearranged gives 'PRECIOSITY'.
'of' is the link.
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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