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Have contempt for small crop (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scorn

'have contempt for' is the definition.
(to scorn is to reject or look down upon)

'small crop' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'crop' becomes 'corn' (I've seen this before).
's'+'corn'='SCORN'

(Other definitions for scorn that I've seen before include "Look at with disdain" , "Spurn" , "Contumely" , "Extreme contempt" , "Deride, show contempt for" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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