The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word LAH-DI-DAH
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More clues leading to the result LAH-DI-DAH
- Fancy if I possessed lentils from the east
- Posh boy Henry grabbed – I owned up
- Had Prince dramatically recalled accepting Princess with a superior attitude?
- Ostentatious ayatollah did a Hajj, setting off late and finishing early
- Dahl hid a wrongly written pretentious speech
- Pretentious boy got high before I had returned
- Pompous lad had his faults not having succeeded
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The straight part
We know that "with a superior attitude?" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case with a superior attitude? = lah-di-dah.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does LAH-DI-DAH mean?
LAH-DI-DAH adjective- Of or from the upper class of society.
- Affecting upper-class or superior airs.
- (mildly) Expression of disdain for pretension or haughtiness.
- Not a care in the world (used in a sing-song voice, for childhood rhymes)