The result of not thinning out - sheer stupidity (9)

I believe the answer is:

denseness

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'stupidity' is the definition.
(I know that denseness is a type of stupidity)

I can't explain the rest of the clue.

(Another definition for denseness that I've seen is " Stupidity".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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