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Try to sound important? Pardon me, that’s wrong (4-4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

name-drop

'try to sound important?' is the definition.
(to mention an impressive acquaintance)

'pardon me that's wrong' is the wordplay.
'that's wrong' is an anagram indicator.
'pardon'+'me'='pardonme'
'pardonme' with letters rearranged gives 'NAME-DROP'.

(Other definitions for name-drop that I've seen before include "Casually mention VIP friends" , "Refer to famous people in familiar way to impress" , "Pardon me, being inclined to mention famous people I have met" , "Pardon me for mention of important acquaintance" , "Mention a famous person one knows" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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