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Possibly desecrated something very private (4,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dead secret

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'something very private' is the definition.
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'possibly desecrated' is the wordplay.
'possibly' is an anagram indicator.
'desecrated' with letters rearranged gives 'DEAD SECRET'.

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