Haughty Hoskins is dangerous, but not ultimately evil (9)
I believe the answer is:
imperious
'haughty' is the definition.
(I know that haughty can be written as imperious)
I can't explain the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for imperious that I've seen before include "high-handed" , "Haughty - domineering" , "Arrogant, domineering" , "Bossy" .)