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Goodness, die cutter in need of repair (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rectitude

'goodness' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'die cutter in need of repair' is the wordplay.
'in need of repair' is an anagram indicator.
'die'+'cutter'='diecutter'
'diecutter' with letters rearranged gives 'RECTITUDE'.

(Other definitions for rectitude that I've seen before include "Strict propriety" , "Certitude about moral goodness" , "Correctness" , "Moral integrity" , "Uprightness, integrity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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