Mocks (9)
'mocks' is the definition.
(deriding is a kind of mocking)
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(Other definitions for derides that I've seen before include "Mocks, scorns" , "Laughs at" , "Ridicules" .)
'mocks' is the definition.
(ridiculing is a kind of mocking)
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(Another definition for ridicules that I've seen is " Laughs at".)
'mocks' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
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(Other definitions for scoffs that I've seen before include "Mocks - eats" , "'Jeers, scorns (6)'" , "Speaks contemptuously or eats greedily" , "derisive remarks" , "Expresses scorn or contempt" .)