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Deny any connection with noise, as animal’s inside (6)

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I believe the answer is:

disown

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'deny any connection with' is the definition.
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'noise as animal's inside' is the wordplay.
'noise' becomes 'din' (din can mean a loud noise or disturbance).
'as animal' becomes 'sow' (female pig. I am not sure about the 'as' bit.).
'inside' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'din' going around 'sow' is 'DISOWN'.

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(Other definitions for disown that I've seen before include "Repudiate or refuse to acknowledge a relationship" , "Deny any connection with" , "Forsake" , "Repudiate, disclaim" , "Disclaim all connection or relationship with" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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