Conceited American in Bordeaux? (4)
I believe the answer is:
vain
'conceited' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'american in bordeaux?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'american' could be 'a' (common abbreviation - e.g. in organisation names) and 'a' is found within the answer.
'in' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'v' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for vain that I've seen before include "Useless; self-regarding" , "Conceited - or a waste of time" , "Empty" , "Conceited, arrogant" , "Conceited, self-important" .)