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Severity or strictness (6)

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I believe the answer is:

rigour

This clue is a double definition.

'severity' is the first definition.
(I know that severity can be written as rigour)

'strictness' is the second definition.
(I know that rigour is a type of strictness)

(Other definitions for rigour that I've seen before include "Trial" , "Severity or stringency" , "Stiffness or strictness" , "Quality of being extremely thorough and careful" , "Severity, harshness" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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