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Deny what's said about female company (9)

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I believe the answer is:

disaffirm

'deny' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'said about female company' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'female' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'company' becomes 'firm' (firm can mean a company or business).
'said' anagrammed gives 'disa'.
'disa'+'f'+'firm'='DISAFFIRM'

'what's' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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