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According to Henri I, English revolutionary scoffed (6)

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I believe the answer is:

jeered

'scoffed' is the definition.
('jeer' can be a synonym of 'scoff')

'according to henri i english revolutionary' is the wordplay.
'according to henri i' becomes 'je' ('I' in French - Henri is a common French name).
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'revolutionary' becomes 'red' (red can informally mean communist).
'je'+'e'+'red'='JEERED'

(Other definitions for jeered that I've seen before include "Ridiculed, scorned" , "Mocked, derided" , "Ridiculed, sneered" , "Did deride" , "Barracked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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