Mock playfully Crossword Clue

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Mock playfully Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. disentangle and raise the fibers of
2. ruffle (one’s hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
(noun)
1. the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
2. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

Hint 2: Clue Definition

MOCK (verb)
1. treat with contempt
2. imitate with mockery and derision
MOCK (adjective)
1. constituting a copy or imitation of something
MOCK (noun)
1. the act of mocking or ridiculing

Hint 3: Anagram

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