Expressed scorn (7)

I believe the answer is:

sneered

(Other definitions for sneered that I've seen before include "Mocked contemptuously" , "Derided" , "Showed contempt" , "Was contemptuous" , "Ridiculed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune.

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