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Discussed decline in protest (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dissent

'protest' is the definition.
(I know that protest can be written as dissent)

'discussed decline' is the wordplay.
'discussed' shows a homophone (sound like).
'decline' becomes 'descent' (synonyms).
'descent' sounds like 'DISSENT'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dissent that I've seen before include "Disagree" , "Objection" , "Protest" , "Open disagreement" , "Express a different opinion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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