Condescend in too hearty a manner? (5)

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stoop

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'condescend' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for stoop that I've seen before include "go on a bender?" , "Bend forward from the waist" , "Lower one's standards" , "Bend the top half of the body" , "Hunch" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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