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Deny, e.g., King Edward overthrown (5)

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I believe the answer is:

rebut

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'deny e g' is the definition.
'rebut' can be an answer for 'deny' (to rebut is to deny or refute). I am not certain of the 'e g' bit.

'king edward overthrown' is the wordplay.
'king edward' becomes 'tuber' (King Edward is a type of potato).
'overthrown' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'tuber' in reverse letter order is 'REBUT'.

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(Other definitions for rebut that I've seen before include "Deny claim" , "Contradict or disprove" , "Drive back" , "Refure or disprove" , "Prove to be false or incorrect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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