In New York, prudes depressed by Hooters (9)

I believe the answer is:

bluenoses

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'in new york prudes' is the definition.
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'depressed by hooters' is the wordplay.
'depressed' becomes 'blue' (I've seen this before).
'by' says to put letters next to each other.
'hooters' becomes 'noses' (I've seen this before).
'blue'+'noses'='BLUENOSES'

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