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Rub the wrong way in his overweening pride (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hubris

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'overweening pride' is the definition.
'hubris' can be an answer for 'pride' (hubris is a kind of pride). I am unsure of the 'overweening' bit.

'rub the wrong way in his' is the wordplay.
'the wrong way' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'rub' anagrammed gives 'ubr'.
'ubr' going into 'his' is 'HUBRIS'.

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(Other definitions for hubris that I've seen before include "show of arrogance" , "Overbearing pride or presumption" , "over- confidence" , "Arrogant pride, from the Greek" , "feeling of superiority" .)

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