What does the cryptic crossword clue "Endlessly elegant? Doubly pretentious (6)" mean?

The definition is "pretentious". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). CHI (synonym="CHI") + CHI (synonym="CHI") = CHICHI; definition: "pretentious" The answer is CHICHI.

Endlessly elegant? Doubly pretentious (6)

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