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Arrogant high-flier gets a rise to begin with (7)

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I believe the answer is:

upstart

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'arrogant high-flier' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'a rise to begin with' is the wordplay.
'a rise' becomes 'up' (as a noun).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'begin with' becomes 'start' (synonyms. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'up'+'start'='UPSTART'

'gets' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for upstart that I've seen before include "Unexpectedly fresh" , "Recent promotees, say, behaving with arrogance" , "One who has risen suddenly to high position, and is arrogant with it" , "Arriviste, parvenu" , "Over-assertive newcomer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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