The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word MICHAEL
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More clues leading to the result MICHAEL
- Claim he changed name
- Gove? Claim he’s pathetic
- Divine messenger‘s strange email gripping church
- It’s taken to ridicule claim he made
- Man starts to check how to block junk e-mail
- Claim he falsified to become saint
- Claim he is abnormal saint
- Chap I’m backing with each moving line
- Bloke making claim he falsified
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The straight part
We know that "It’s taken to ridicule" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case it’s taken to ridicule = michael.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.