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Mock Juliet about English being upwardly mobile? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

jeer

'mock' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'juliet about english being upwardly mobile?' is the wordplay.
'juliet' becomes 'J' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'being upwardly mobile?' is a reversal indicator (I've seen 'upwardly mobile' mean this).
're'+'e'='ree'
'ree' backwards is 'eer'.
'j'+'eer'='JEER'

(Other definitions for jeer that I've seen before include "Catcall" , "Mock - laugh at" , "Ridicule noisily" , "Laugh at with derision" , "Call out derisively" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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