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Not really the type to live a bit chastely! (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beast

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'not really the type' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'live a bit chastely' is the wordplay.
'live' becomes 'be' ('be' can be a synonym of 'live').
'bit chastely' becomes 'st' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'be'+'a'+'st'='BEAST'

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(Other definitions for beast that I've seen before include "Animal; cruel person" , "Pig" , "Bully" , "Brute; creature" , "Animal, creature" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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