Flout (4)
I believe the answer is:
defy
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">flout</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for defy that I've seen before include "Go against (authority)" , "Openly resist or refuse to obey" , "Disobey boldly and openly" , "Challenge or resist" , "Openly resist (authority etc)" .)