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Comedian wanting way to escape ridicule (4)

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jeer

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'ridicule' is the definition.
(jeer is a kind of ridicule)

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(Other definitions for jeer that I've seen before include "Henry ---, Richard II's enemy, successor" , "Taunt" , "Mock publicly" , "Catcall" , "Laugh at with derision" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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