Crossword Genius

Loudly insult a contemporary and depart (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disappear

'depart' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'loudly insult a contemporary' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'insult' could be 'dis' (shortened form of 'disrespect' - slang) and 'dis' is located in the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for disappear that I've seen before include "Go missing" , "Vanish, cease to be visible" , "Pass out of sight" , "Fade out" , "Do a bunk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app