The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EGOTIST
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result EGOTIST
- Self-centred person is to get ruined
- Say too much about singles one promotes oneself
- Say, nothing is in bike racing for braggart
- Narcissist, say, is wearing too much
- Say too much about one’s being boastful
- A bighead lacking any aspiration, the man was duly rewarded with time
- One test devised to rein in progress of conceited individual
- Self-important person, say, first to back bars
- One boasting “First!” after degree finally obtained?
- Conceited type is to get teased
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The straight part
We know that "conceited individual" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case conceited individual = egotist.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does EGOTIST mean?
EGOTIST noun- A person who talks excessively about himself or herself.
- A person who believes in his or her own importance or superiority.
- An egoist.