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Dignified refusal ignoring every other aspect of belief (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

noble

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

'refusal ignoring every other aspect of belief' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'refusal' could be 'no' (saying no to something) and 'no' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for noble that I've seen before include "aristocrat, maybe" , "with a title?" , "Eminent" , "Illustrious - of high birth - old gold coin" , "titled person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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