Ostentatiously lofty (7)

I believe the answer is:

pompous

(Other definitions for pompous that I've seen before include "Puffed up with vanity" , "Affectedly self-important" , "Proud" , "Vain" , "Bombastic" .)

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

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