Cryptic crossword clue
Pretentious old verb, humble noun 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word OVERBLOWN

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What does OVERBLOWN mean?

OVERBLOWN verb
  1. To cover with blossoms or flowers.
OVERBLOWN verb
  1. To blow over; pass over; pass away.
  2. To blow hard or with much violence.
  3. To blow over or across.
  4. To blow away; dissipate by or as by wind.
  5. To exaggerate the significance of something.
  6. To blow a wind instrument (typically a whistle, recorder or flute) hard to produce a higher pitch than usual.
  7. Of a wind instrument, to move from its lower to its higher register.
OVERBLOWN adjective
  1. Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.

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