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Virgin pursued, by the sound of it (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chaste

'virgin' is the definition.
('chaste' can be similar in meaning to 'virgin')

'pursued by the sound of it' is the wordplay.
'pursued' becomes 'chased' ('chased' can be a synonym of 'pursued').
'by the sound of it' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'chased' is a homophone of 'CHASTE'.

(Other definitions for chaste that I've seen before include "pure and simple" , "Sexually virtuous" , "Pure - virtuous" , "Decorous" , "Everlasting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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