The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NEGATES
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result NEGATES
- Wife released from prison society invalidates
- Cancels out name on electronic entrances
- Denies Newcastle entrances!
- Seen hurling gun in, denies
- Cancels openings following case of negligence
- Renders ineffective revolutionary seen holding gun
- Contradicts as seen to promote assumed name
- Invalidates northeast entrances
- Cancels practically recent openings
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What does NEGATES mean?
NEGATES verb- To deny the existence, evidence, or truth of; to contradict.
- To nullify or cause to be ineffective.
- To be negative; bring or cause negative results.
- To perform the NOT operation on.