Laughs at, it’s clear, the clues I make up (9)

I believe the answer is:

ridicules

'laughs at' is the definition.
('ridicule' can be a synonym of 'laugh at')

'clear the clues i make up' is the wordplay.
'clear' becomes 'rid' (synonyms).
'make up' indicates anagramming the letters.
'clues'+'i'='cluesi'
'cluesi' anagrammed gives 'icules'.
'rid'+'icules'='RIDICULES'

'it's' is the link.

(Another definition for ridicules that I've seen is " Laughs at".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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