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Well as he'd done, it's out of order to be conceited (7-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swollen-headed

'be conceited' is the definition.
('swollen-headed' can be a synonym of 'conceited')

'well as he'd done it's out of order' is the wordplay.
'it's out of order' indicates anagramming the letters.
'well'+'as'+'hed'+'done'='wellasheddone'
'wellasheddone' with letters rearranged gives 'SWOLLEN-HEADED'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for swollen-headed that I've seen before include "With an exaggerated sense of self-importance" , "Conceited" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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