The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word REPUDIATE
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More clues leading to the result REPUDIATE
- Reject skin of rice pudding one had for lunch?
- Deny help in retirement, standing around
- Push back about dessert one had
- Give up and eat up dire stew
- Refuse to accept general opinion over help from the south
- . . . . floating at pier due for cast off
- Refuse one scam about being involved in prize
- Issue denial about the sweet I consumed
- Idea erupts surprisingly, no point to deny
- Don’t accept note with sweet I consumed
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The straight part
We know that "deny" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case deny = repudiate.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does REPUDIATE mean?
REPUDIATE verb- To reject the truth or validity of; to deny.
- To refuse to have anything to do with; to disown.
- To refuse to pay or honor (a debt).
- To be repudiated.