Crossword Genius

Said “Ridiculous uproar about,” with hauteur (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disdain

'hauteur' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'said ridiculous uproar about' is the wordplay.
'ridiculous' indicates anagramming the letters.
'uproar' becomes 'din' (I've seen this in other clues).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'said' is an anagram of 'sdai'.
'sdai' placed into 'din' is 'DISDAIN'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for disdain that I've seen before include "'Contempt, condescension (7)'" , "Contempt for something unworthy of notice" , "Haughtiness" , "Mild contempt" , "Hauteur" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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