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Voyeur's characteristic seen in riotous epic re-run (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

prurience

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'voyeur's characteristic' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'riotous epic re-run' is the wordplay.
'riotous' is an anagram indicator.
're-run' becomes 'rerun' (synonyms).
'epic'+'rerun'='epicrerun'
'epicrerun' anagrammed gives 'PRURIENCE'.

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(Other definitions for prurience that I've seen before include "Lewdness -- epic rerun (anag)" , "Unhealthy interest in sex" , "Lust" , "Morbid interest in sex etc" , "Salaciousness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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