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Showing off nice socks? Arrogance! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cockiness

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'arrogance' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'showing off nice socks?' is the wordplay.
'nice socks' can be anagrammed to 'COCKINESS'.
However, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for cockiness that I've seen before include "Arrogance" , "Swagger" .)

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