Pretentiously avant-garde (4)

I believe the answer is:

arty

(Other definitions for arty that I've seen before include "Affectedly artistic" , "Affectedly interested in creative pursuits" , "aesthetic pretensions" , "Pretentiously affected" , "Having exaggerated air of aesthetic interests" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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