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Mock German article English papers mis-ordered (6)

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I believe the answer is:

deride

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'mock' is the definition.
(deriding is a kind of mocking)

'german article english papers mis-ordered' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'german' could be 'de' (language code) and 'de' is found within the answer.
'english' could be 'e' (abbreviation) and 'e' is found within the answer.
'papers' could be 'id' (identifying documents are one's 'papers') and 'id' is located in the answer.
A single letter 'r' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for deride that I've seen before include "Express contempt for" , "Poke fun at" , "Mock, scorn" , "Knock" , "Ridicule, laugh at" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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