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Turning prude, I tut on seeing this (9)

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I believe the answer is:

turpitude

'seeing this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'turning prude i tut' is the wordplay.
'turning' is an anagram indicator.
'prude'+'i'+'tut'='prudeitut'
'prudeitut' anagrammed gives 'TURPITUDE'.

'on' is the link.

(Other definitions for turpitude that I've seen before include "corruption" , "Depravity, wickedness" , "Depraved or wicked behaviour" , "Baseness, depravity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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