Is dad, somehow, held in contempt? (7)

I believe the answer is:

disdain

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'contempt?' is the definition.
(I know that contempt can be written as disdain)

'is dad somehow held' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates an anagram.
'held' becomes 'in' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'is'+'dad'='isdad'
'isdad' anagrammed gives 'disda'.
'disda'+'in'='DISDAIN'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for disdain that I've seen before include "Think unworthy, scorn" , "Think (something) unworthy" , "cold shoulder" , "no respect" , "Scorn - feeling of superiority" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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