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"scorn" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often contempt (8 letters).
Definitions
reject with contempt
Used in a sentence
“The Cry is ſtill, they come: our Caſtles ſtrength / Will laugh a Siedge to ſcorne”
“We scorn what is in itself contemptible or disgraceful.”
“He scorned her romantic advances.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Open contempt”5 letters
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