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Patronising houri, health not suffering (6-4-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

holier-than-thou

'patronising' is the definition.

'houri health not suffering' is the wordplay.
'suffering' indicates an anagram.
'houri'+'health'+'not'='hourihealthnot'
'hourihealthnot' anagrammed gives 'HOLIER-THAN-THOU'.

(Other definitions for holier-than-thou that I've seen before include "Self-righteous" , "Sanctimonious" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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