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Fastidiousness of society rip-off (10)

Ross

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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