Reject with contempt (5)
I believe the answer is:
spurn
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">reject with contempt</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for spurn that I've seen before include "Treat with contempt" , "Reject with contempt" , "Repudiate" , "Reject scornfully, say unwanted suitor" , "Contemptuously dismiss" .)