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Simple tea set replaced (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chaste

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

'tea set replaced' is the wordplay.
'tea' becomes 'cha' (cha is a type of tea).
'replaced' indicates an anagram.
'set' is an anagram of 'ste'.
'cha'+'ste'='CHASTE'

(Other definitions for chaste that I've seen before include "She-cat could be virtuous" , "Pure - virtuous" , "Everlasting" , "Like Diana" , "Refraining from sex" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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