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Mock lacquering done with a lot of hot air (14)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grandiloquence

'a lot of hot air' is the definition.

'mock lacquering done' is the wordplay.
'mock' indicates an anagram.
'lacquering'+'done'='lacqueringdone'
'lacqueringdone' is an anagram of 'GRANDILOQUENCE'.

'with' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for grandiloquence that I've seen before include "Boastful speech" , "Pompous speech" , "Pompous style" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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