Obscenity (to be deleted?) (9)

I believe the answer is:

expletive

(Other definitions for expletive that I've seen before include "Swear word" , "Dirty word" , "oath" , "Swearword" , "Profane exclamation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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