Crossword Genius

Denial of victim in valid case (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rebuttal

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

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

'victim in valid case' is the wordplay.
'victim' becomes 'butt' (butt is a kind of victim).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'valid case' becomes 'real' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'butt' going into 'real' is 'REBUTTAL'.

'of' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for rebuttal that I've seen before include "arguing to the contrary" , "Denial" , "counterclaim" , "Disproof" , "resistance to attack" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.