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Mock ultimately decadent leisure (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tease

'mock' is the definition.
(teasing is a kind of mocking)

'ultimately decadent leisure' is the wordplay.
'ultimately' suggests the final letters.
'leisure' becomes 'ease' (I've seen this before).
The final letter of 'decadent' is 't'.
't'+'ease'='TEASE'

(Other definitions for tease that I've seen before include "Use a comb" , "Poke fun at" , "Annoy good-naturedly" , "Torment lightly" , "Vex" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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