Overly starchy (4)

I believe the answer is:

prim

(Other definitions for prim that I've seen before include "Prudishly disapproving" , "Prudish, formal" , "Straitlaced and proper" , "Old-maidish" , "Schoolmarmish" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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