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Supplement to letter about bawdy puritans (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prudes

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'puritans' is the definition.
('prude' can be a synonym of 'puritan')

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(Other definitions for prudes that I've seen before include "People with exaggerated sense of propriety" , "Persons of exaggerated propriety, too easily shocked" , "They are easily shocked by matters relating to sex" , "They're excessively concerned about propriety and decorum" , "Stuffy types" .)

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