Pious – get flourishes (anag) (4-9)

I believe the answer is:

self-righteous

(Other definitions for self-righteous that I've seen before include "Unready English monarch" , "Smug; figures he lost (anag.)" , "Convinced that one is morally superior" , "Smugly moralistic" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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