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About to be given beans? Push off (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

repulse

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'push off' is the definition.
'repulse' can be an answer for 'push' (repulsing is a kind of pushing). I'm unsure of the 'off' bit.

'about to be given beans?' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'to be given' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'beans?' becomes 'pulse' (edible seeds).
're'+'pulse'='REPULSE'

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(Other definitions for repulse that I've seen before include "Ward off" , "Drive back by force" , "Drive back or reject" , "kick in the teeth" , "Beat off -- rebuff" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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