Haughty, staff round university after power (5)
I believe the answer is:
proud
'haughty' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)
'staff round university after power' is the wordplay.
'staff' becomes 'rod' (I've seen this before).
'round' is an insertion indicator.
'university' becomes 'u'.
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'power' becomes 'p'.
'rod' enclosing 'u' is 'roud'.
'roud' after 'p' is 'PROUD'.
(Other definitions for proud that I've seen before include "Slightly projecting; imposing" , "Conscious of one's own dignity" , "Feeling gratified or arrogant" , "Pleased by one's own achievements" , "Haughty - sticking out" .)