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Stuck-up, being above the neighbouring level (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

proud

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'stuck-up' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'being above the neighbouring level' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'being' could be 'pro' (pro is a kind of being) and 'pro' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for proud that I've seen before include "Having a high opinion of oneself" , "Feeling self-respect - projecting from a surface" , "Self-respect, feeling of self-worth" , "Conscious of one's own dignity" , "Self-respecting or self-important" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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