Fastidious to a fault Crossword Clue

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Fastidious to a fault 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

FASTIDIOUS (adjective)
1. having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
2. giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
FAULT (noun)
1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
2. an imperfection in an object or machine
FAULT (verb)
1. put or pin the blame on

Hint 3: Anagram

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ALAN

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