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Supercilious types lose row about throughway (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

haughty

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'supercilious' is the definition.
(I know that supercilious can be written as haughty)

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(Other definitions for haughty that I've seen before include "Supercilious" , "contemptuous" , "Proud - self-satisfied" , "Imperious, arrogant" , "Proud, arrogant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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