Ridicules (7)
I believe the answer is:
derides
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">ridicules</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for derides that I've seen before include "Mocks, scorns" , "Laughs at" , "Ridicules" .)