The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HAUTEUR
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result HAUTEUR
- Hard film director showing pride
- Superior attitude of hot film director
- Arrogance of hotel director
- Gallic arrogance is hard on Balzac, perhaps
- Arrogance of Mann shunning human nature perversely
- Pride of person who detests being given uniform on two occasions
- Hot movie creator revealing arrogance
- Arrogance of Hollywood’s premier film-maker
- Hollywood's top film director's arrogance
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The straight part
We know that "Gallic arrogance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case gallic arrogance = hauteur.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does HAUTEUR mean?
HAUTEUR noun- Haughtiness or arrogance; loftiness.