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Dahl hid a wrongly written pretentious speech (3-2-3)

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lah-di-dah

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'written pretentious speech' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'dahl hid a wrongly' is the wordplay.
'wrongly' indicates an anagram.
'dahl'+'hid'+'a'='dahlhida'
'dahlhida' is an anagram of 'LAH-DI-DAH'.

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(Other definitions for lah-di-dah that I've seen before include "Affectedly genteel, highfalutin" , "Affectedly posh" , "with a superior attitude?" , "Pretentiously refined, affected in speech and manners" , "Pretentious, snobbish (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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