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Impropriety of only Conservative ideology (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

solecism

'impropriety' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'only conservative ideology' is the wordplay.
'only' becomes 'sole' (synonyms).
'conservative' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'ideology' becomes 'ism' (capitalism, communism etc).
'sole'+'c'+'ism'='SOLECISM'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for solecism that I've seen before include "A mistake in the use of language" , "Absurd or mistaken word or act" , "Grammatical mistake" , "Social gaffe" , "Faux pas" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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