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An idle form of rejection (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denial

'rejection' is the definition.
(rejection of a claim)

'an idle form' is the wordplay.
'form' is an anagram indicator (another form of the letters).
'an'+'idle'='anidle'
'anidle' anagrammed gives 'DENIAL'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for denial that I've seen before include "Refusal to acknowledge" , "Renunciation" , "Rejection of a request" , "Negation" , "Nailed (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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