Affectedly showy (4)

I believe the answer is:

arty

(Other definitions for arty that I've seen before include "Bohemian" , "Interested in painting, music, literature, etc" , "Having creative skills" , "Like an aesthete" , "Pretentious, affected" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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