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Nonconformist to pour scorn on record (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dissenter

'nonconformist' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'pour scorn on record' is the wordplay.
'pour scorn on' becomes 'diss'.
'record' becomes 'enter' ('enter' can be a synonym of 'record').
'diss'+'enter'='DISSENTER'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dissenter that I've seen before include "One who disagrees out of tiredness" , "One who objects" , "One who disagrees among residents" , "One expressing disagreement" , "One not agreeing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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