Tending to be a smart-aleck (3,6,2,4)
I believe the answer is:
too clever by half
(Other definitions for too clever by half that I've seen before include "Play" , "shrewd, but flawed by excessive complexity" .)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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