Pride displayed by hot type of director (7)
I believe the answer is:
hauteur
'pride' is the definition.
(hauteur can mean a superior or arrogant attitude)
'hot type of director' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'hot' could be 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps) and 'h' is located in the answer.
'director' could be 'auteur' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'auteur' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'displayed by' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hauteur that I've seen before include "Overbearing arrogance" , "Arrogant disdain" , "Proud arrogance" , "Proud superior attitude towards others" , "Arrogance - Hutu era (anag)" .)