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Insults mate with false respect (3,7)

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I believe the answer is:

lip service

'false respect' is the definition.

'insults mate' is the wordplay.
'insults' becomes 'lip' (informal term for insolence).
'mate' becomes 'service' (servicing is a kind of mating).
'lip'+'service'='LIP-SERVICE'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for lip service that I've seen before include "It may be paid" , "The hypocrisy" , "Unreliable support" , "getting no proper acknowledgment" , "Insincere support" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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