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Ignore ads: terribly pompous (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grandiose

'pompous' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ignore ads terribly' is the wordplay.
'terribly' indicates an anagram.
'ignore'+'ads'='ignoreads'
'ignoreads' anagrammed gives 'GRANDIOSE'.

(Other definitions for grandiose that I've seen before include "Pretentiously magnificent" , "Pretentiously imposing -- organised (anag)" , "Ambitious" , "I grade son as affectedly splendid" , "Imposing and pompous, dressed in organdies" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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