Proud and regal (7)

I believe the answer is:

leonine

(Other definitions for leonine that I've seen before include "Unusually courageous" , "Pope" , "Descriptive of pride" , "Resembling lions" , "Lion-like" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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