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Moral standards displayed by Soviet hospitality (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ethos

'moral standards' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'displayed by soviet hospitality' is the wordplay.
'displayed by' indicates a hidden word.
'ETHOS' is hidden within 'soviet hospitality'.

(Other definitions for ethos that I've seen before include "Spirit of a culture/age" , "Distinctive spirit of an institution" , "The distinctive spirit of a culture or an era" , "Distinctive attitude (of culture, person etc)" , "Distinctive principles of an era, group, etc" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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