A rejected work proposition includes nothing for great model (10)
I believe the answer is:
apotheosis
'great model' is the definition.
(an apotheosis is the perfect example of something)
'a rejected work proposition includes nothing' is the wordplay.
'a rejected work' becomes 'apo' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'proposition' becomes 'thesis' (thesis is a kind of proposition).
'includes' indicates putting letters inside.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (looks like zero - 0).
'thesis' placed around 'o' is 'theosis'.
'apo'+'theosis'='APOTHEOSIS'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for apotheosis that I've seen before include "Perfect example" , "sublimation" , "Ultimate transformation" , "Elevation to divine status" , "crowning moment" .)