Crossword Genius

Not develop much scorn (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

belittle

'scorn' is the definition.

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for belittle that I've seen before include "abuse" , "Imply that person is inferior" , "Imply that something is of small value, diminish in words" , "Make to seem unimportant" , "Imply that person or thing is unimportant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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