The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word PRIGGISH
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result PRIGGISH
- Sanctimonious expression of contempt about Diana?
- Greedy bears run like 20
- Sanctimonious, having a tendency to scoff about Right
- Smug: as a swine entertaining king
- Sanctimonious and greedy, swallowing last of eclair
- Nonsense about actress Diana being smug
- ‘Obnoxious’ about right for ‘smug’
- Proper greedy, eating last bit of supper
- Puritanical nonsense written about English actress
- Sanctimonious and greedy lapping up last drop of sambar
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What does PRIGGISH mean?
PRIGGISH adjective- Like a prig.