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Elitist society, very superior (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snobby

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'superior' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'elitist society very' is the wordplay.
'elitist' becomes 'snob' (I've seen this in another clue).
'society very' becomes 'by' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'snob'+'by'='SNOBBY'

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(Other definitions for snobby that I've seen before include "superior" , "socially pretentious" , "Snooty, stuck-up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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