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Awkwardly formal (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stilted

'awkwardly formal' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for stilted that I've seen before include "Stiff, self-conscious" , "Stiff and unnatural" , "Stiff and pompous" , "Artificially formal or contrived" , "Unnatural sounding and overformal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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