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Puritan with a shaky grip (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prig

'puritan' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a shaky grip' is the wordplay.
'a shaky' indicates an anagram.
'grip' is an anagram of 'PRIG'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for prig that I've seen before include "Annoyingly arrogant person" , "Sanctimonious person" , "humbug" , "Over-fussy and self-righteous type" , "Stuffed shirt" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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