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Denying princess's longing (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dismissing

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'denying' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with communicating as well as being present participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'princess's longing' is the wordplay.
'princess's' becomes 'di's' (Princess Diana).
'longing' becomes 'missing' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'dis'+'missing'='DISMISSING'

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(Another definition for dismissing that I've seen is " Brushing off".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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