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Deceive and attract scorn (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

contempt

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

'deceive and attract' is the wordplay.
'deceive' becomes 'con' (I've seen this before).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'attract' becomes 'tempt' (I've seen this in another clue).
'con'+'tempt'='CONTEMPT'

(Other definitions for contempt that I've seen before include "'Disdain, disrespect (8)'" , "Disobedience to the rule of court of law" , "bad behaviour in court" , "Scornful feeling" , "Beneath this is despicable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph and The Sun.
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