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Rue prince's ludicrous lasciviousness (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prurience

'lasciviousness' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'rue prince's ludicrous' is the wordplay.
'ludicrous' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rue'+'prince'='rueprince'
'rueprince' anagrammed gives 'PRURIENCE'.

(Other definitions for prurience that I've seen before include "Unhealthy interest in sex" , "Unhealthy interest in sexual matters" , "Salaciousness" , "Lust" , "Lewdness -- epic rerun (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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