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Contradiction puts deal in trouble (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denial

'contradiction' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'deal in trouble' is the wordplay.
'trouble' indicates anagramming the letters.
'deal'+'in'='dealin'
'dealin' anagrammed gives 'DENIAL'.

'puts' is the link.

(Other definitions for denial that I've seen before include "Daniel (anag.)" , "Refusal to admit painful truths" , "Saying it isn't so" , "Refusal to acknowledge" , "Rejection or refusal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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