Most likely to preen (7)

I believe the answer is:

vainest

(Other definitions for vainest that I've seen before include "Most fond of one's own looks" , "Most proud" , "with lowest hopes" , "Most conceited" , "emptier than all the others" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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