The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word DERISIVE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result DERISIVE
- Contemptuous troublesome goddess in sudden downfall
- Contemptuous father going back inside shabby bar
- Scornful father recoils, breaking joint
- Mocking English father in short film falling over
- Taunting upset father in disreputable bar
- Scoffing father turned into sleazy bar
- Mocking father over in seedy bar
- Extract about jihadist group’s contemptuous
- Get eating endless dish, scoffing
- Father is back in seedy joint, scoffing
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The straight part
We know that "Contemptuous" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case contemptuous = derisive.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DERISIVE mean?
DERISIVE noun- A derisive remark.
- Expressing or characterized by derision; mocking; ridiculing.
- Deserving or provoking derision or ridicule.