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Anxious to be seen as chaste? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uneasy

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'anxious' is the definition.
(I know that anxious can be written as uneasy)

'seen as chaste?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'as' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'to be' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for uneasy that I've seen before include "Jumpy" , "Anxious, unquiet" , "Feeling troubled or uncomfortable" , "Restive" , "Worried, not confident" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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