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Lots of data about slight Southern squalor (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

filthiness

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'squalor' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lots of data about slight southern' is the wordplay.
'lots of data' becomes 'files' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'slight' becomes 'thin' (similar in meaning).
'southern' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'files' placed around 'thin' is 'filthines'.
'filthines'+'s'='FILTHINESS'

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(Another definition for filthiness that I've seen is " Squalor".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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