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Sneer at a chap as you pinch his bike? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deride

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'sneer at' is the definition.

'his bike?' is the wordplay.
'his' becomes 'de' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'bike?' becomes 'ride' (biking is a kind of riding).
'de'+'ride'='DERIDE'

'a chap as you pinch' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for deride that I've seen before include "Jeer, make little of" , "Ridicule, laugh at" , "Disparage" , "Ridicule, scoff at" , "Poke fun at" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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