Hideous coffee cups quickly put away (5)

I believe the answer is:

scoff

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'put away' is the definition.
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'hideous coffee cups quickly' is the wordplay.
'SCOFF' is hidden in amongst the letters.
But, I am not sure how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for scoff that I've seen before include "Speak scornfully; eat" , "Speak derisively" , "Deride - guzzle" , "Greedily consume" , "Mock" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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