Refusals (3)
I believe the answer is:
nos
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">refusals</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nos that I've seen before include "Numbers (abbr.)" , "Numbers (abbreviation)" , "rejections" , "they opposed" , "Issue back > numbers" .)