Study to invite scorn (8)
I believe the answer is:
contempt
'scorn' is the definition.
(I know that scorn can be written as contempt)
'study to invite' is the wordplay.
'study' becomes 'con' (con can informally mean to study).
'to invite' becomes 'tempt' (tempting is a kind of inviting).
'con'+'tempt'='CONTEMPT'
(Other definitions for contempt that I've seen before include "'Disdain, disrespect (8)'" , "Disobedience to the rule of court of law" , "In which you may be held" , "Feeling of disdain, sometimes of court" , "Offence of disrespect in court" .)