Uptight, colloquially Crossword Clue

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Uptight, colloquially Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. a stage in psychosexual development when the child’s interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

UPTIGHT (adjective)
1. being in a tense state
COLLOQUIALLY (adverb)
1. with the use of colloquial expressions

Hint 3: Anagram

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ALAN

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Down

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