Crossword Genius

Sanctimonious husband's lie on oath hurt badly (6-4-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

holier-than-thou

'sanctimonious' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'husband's lie on oath hurt badly' is the wordplay.
'husband' becomes 'h'.
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'lie'+'on'+'oath'+'hurt'='lieonoathhurt'
'lieonoathhurt' anagrammed gives 'olierthanthou'.
'h'+'olierthanthou'='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 Guardian.
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