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Painstakingly careful (8)

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I believe the answer is:

thorough

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

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for thorough that I've seen before include "Attentive to detail" , "Attending to every detail - complete" , "Scrupulous in completing work" , "Painstakingly careful and accurate" , "Assiduous, painstaking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Irish Times.
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