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Taunted in order to be pure (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

untainted

'be pure' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'taunted in order' is the wordplay.
'order' is an anagram indicator.
'taunted'+'in'='tauntedin'
'tauntedin' is an anagram of 'UNTAINTED'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for untainted that I've seen before include "Not polluted" , "Virginal" , "without unwanted substances" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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