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Ross

I believe the answer is:

pedantry

(Other definitions for pedantry that I've seen before include "Unduly rigorous formality" , "Bookishness" , "excessive formality" , "too much attention to detail" , "Stuffiness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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