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Europe supports snubbed drag act at last for Pride (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hauteur

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'for pride' is the definition.
(hauteur can mean a superior or arrogant attitude)

'europe supports snubbed drag' is the wordplay.
'europe' becomes 'eur' (abbreviation for Europe).
'supports' means one lot of letters go next to another (bottom letters provide a support for the top ones).
'snubbed drag' becomes 'haut' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'eur' after 'haut' is 'HAUTEUR'.

'act at last' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for hauteur that I've seen before include "Disdainful pride or snobbery" , "Arrogance - Hutu era (anag)" , "Overbearing arrogance" , "Lofty pride, looking down on others" , "Arrogant disdain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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