Holding out, ran away, thus being scorned (7)
I believe the answer is:
flouted
'thus being scorned' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'holding out ran away' is the wordplay.
'holding' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'ran away' becomes 'fled' (I've seen this before).
'out' put within 'fled' is 'FLOUTED'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for flouted that I've seen is " Treated with contemptuous disregard".)
I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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