Belittle our bearing (9)

I believe the answer is:

demeanour

'bearing' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'belittle our' is the wordplay.
'belittle' becomes 'demean' (I've seen this before).
'demean'+'our'='DEMEANOUR'

(Other definitions for demeanour that I've seen before include "Manner of behaving towards others" , "Conduct" , "Look" , "Behaviour" , "Appearance and attitude" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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