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Behaving superciliously, finding his shoehorn gone unexpectedly (2,4,4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

on ones high horse

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'behaving superciliously' is the definition.
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'his shoehorn gone unexpectedly' is the wordplay.
'unexpectedly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'his'+'shoehorn'+'gone'='hisshoehorngone'
'hisshoehorngone' anagrammed gives 'ON ONES HIGH HORSE'.

'finding' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for on ones high horse that I've seen before include "in an attitude of smug superiority" , "With an air of superiority" , "like George IV in Trafalgar Square?" , "Overbearing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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