Swindle to attract scorn (8)
I believe the answer is:
contempt
'scorn' is the definition.
('contempt' can be a synonym of 'scorn')
'swindle to attract' is the wordplay.
'swindle' becomes 'con' (con is a kind of swindle).
'to attract' becomes 'tempt' (I've seen this in other clues).
'con'+'tempt'='CONTEMPT'
(Other definitions for contempt that I've seen before include "ridicule" , "Disdain, say, perhaps of court" , "Disobedience to the rules of a court of law" , "bad behaviour in court" , "Open disrespect, to a court, say" .)