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Cheat with lure showing scorn (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

contempt

'scorn' is the definition.
(I know that scorn can be written as contempt)

'cheat with lure' is the wordplay.
'cheat' becomes 'con' (conning is a kind of cheating).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'lure' becomes 'tempt' (synonyms).
'con'+'tempt'='CONTEMPT'

'showing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for contempt that I've seen before include "Offence of disrespect in court" , "Feeling of disdain, perhaps of court" , "Beneath this is despicable" , "The feeling of despising someone" , "Scornful feeling" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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