Ridicule City of Angels? Ugh, a terrible start! (5,2)

I believe the answer is:

laugh at

'ridicule' is the definition.
(I know that ridicule can be written as laugh at)

'city of angels? ugh a terrible start' is the wordplay.
'city of angels?' becomes 'LA' (Los Angeles).
'start' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'terrible' is 't'.
'la'+'ugh'+'a'+'t'='LAUGH AT'

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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