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Declined new pleas, on the day (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lapsed

'declined' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'new pleas on the day' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates an anagram.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the day' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for day).
'pleas' with letters rearranged gives 'lapse'.
'lapse'+'d'='LAPSED'

(Other definitions for lapsed that I've seen before include "Ceased to practise faith" , "Became invalid (through lack of renewal)" , "Expired over pedals" , "Pleads, having failed to maintain standards" , "declined" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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