Crossword Genius

Ridicule about six as extravagant (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lavish

'extravagant' is the definition.
('lavish' can be a synonym of 'extravagant')

'ridicule about six' is the wordplay.
'ridicule' becomes 'lash'.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'six' becomes 'vi' ('vi' can be a synonym of 'six').
'lash' enclosing 'vi' is 'LAVISH'.

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for lavish that I've seen before include "Extremely generous" , "Plentiful or extravagent" , "Lash around Vi is extravagant (6)" , "Generous - liberal" , "Heap (money)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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