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Self-congratulatory (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smug

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">self-congratulatory</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for smug that I've seen before include "looking pleased with itself" , "goody-goody" , "Be envious of" , "Smooth" , "Self-satisfied, complacent" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal and the Universal.
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