Too formal (4)

I believe the answer is:

prim

(Other definitions for prim that I've seen before include "Proper (type of rose?)" , "Schoolmarmish" , "Stiffly formal and proper" , "Formally prudish" , "Demure" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today and the Newsday.

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