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Belittling edgy orator cruelly (10)

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I believe the answer is:

derogatory

'belittling' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'edgy orator cruelly' is the wordplay.
'cruelly' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen this in other clues).
'edgy'+'orator'='edgyorator'
'edgyorator' with letters rearranged gives 'DEROGATORY'.

(Other definitions for derogatory that I've seen before include "deliberately offensive" , "Showing a disrespectful attitude" , "Disparaging" , "Insulting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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