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Mocking English father in short film falling over (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

derisive

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'mocking' is the definition.
('derisive' can be a synonym of 'mocking')

'english father in short film falling over' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'father' becomes 'sire' ('sire' can be a synonym of 'father').
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'short film falling' becomes 'vid' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'over' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'sire' put inside 'vid' is 'visired'.
'e'+'visired'='evisired'
'evisired' backwards is 'DERISIVE'.

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(Other definitions for derisive that I've seen before include "Contemptuous" , "Taunting" , "Expressing contempt" , "'Scornful, mocking (8)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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