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Obsessive elf in film (6)

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I believe the answer is:

phobic

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'obsessive' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'elf in film' is the wordplay.
'elf' becomes 'hob' ('hob' can be a synonym of 'elf').
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'film' becomes 'pic' (I've seen this in other clues).
'hob' going within 'pic' is 'PHOBIC'.

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(Other definitions for phobic that I've seen before include "suffering morbid fear" , "Suffering irrational fears" , "With an irrational fear" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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