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Naughty vet I expel for a word that's naughty (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

expletive

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'a word that's naughty' is the definition.
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'naughty vet i expel' is the wordplay.
'naughty' indicates an anagram.
'vet'+'i'+'expel'='vetiexpel'
'vetiexpel' with letters rearranged gives 'EXPLETIVE'.

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(Other definitions for expletive that I've seen before include "Four-letter word" , "Swearword" , "I expel vet with obscene exclamation" , "oath" , "Swear word" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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