In different ways, always show contempt (5)
I believe the answer is:
sneer
'show contempt' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'in different ways always' is the wordplay.
'in different ways' becomes 'sn' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'always' becomes 'eer' (poetic way of saying ever).
'sn'+'eer'='SNEER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for sneer that I've seen before include "Dig" , "Scoff, scorn" , "Smile contemptuously" , "Contemptuous expression" , "Show cynical contempt" .)