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Bite lip with a smirk, inspiring contempt (8)

Ross

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pitiable

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(Other definitions for pitiable that I've seen before include "Very poor; deserving sympathy" , "Wretched" , "Deserving contempt" , "Deserving compassion" , "Contemptible" .)

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