The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word REFUSED
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result REFUSED
- Does climbing involve endless fuss? That’s denied
- Official employed and dismissed
- Rubbish dump’s first to be rejected
- Did not allow judge to be taken advantage of
- Withheld, subject to FBI man framing American
- Turned down scrap dealer at first
- Faulty electric plug may have to be thus rejected
- Didn’t accept first of fellows getting employed again outside
- Declined rubbish diamonds
- Turned down Judge, experienced
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The straight part
We know that "Declined" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case declined = refused.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.
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What does REFUSED mean?
REFUSED verb- To decline (a request or demand).
- To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
- To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.
- To disown.
- To melt again.