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Scoffing my cake or crackers? No answer (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mockery

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'scoffing' is the definition.
(I know that scoffing can be written as mockery)

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(Other definitions for mockery that I've seen before include "Travesty" , "Ridicule" , "Derision" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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