Crossword Genius

Virgin's pursued, reportedly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chaste

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

'pursued reportedly' is the wordplay.
'pursued' becomes 'chased' ('chased' can be a synonym of 'pursued').
'reportedly' shows a homophone (sound like).
'chased' sounds like 'CHASTE'.

(Other definitions for chaste that I've seen before include "Continent" , "Like Diana" , "Sachet (anag)" , "Modest and decent" , "Untouched ..." .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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