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Dismissal, sweeper having received red card? (5-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brush-off

'dismissal' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'sweeper having received red card?' is the wordplay.
'sweeper' becomes 'brush' (something which sweeps).
'having received red card?' becomes 'off' (sent off from a football match).
'brush'+'off'='BRUSH-OFF'

(Other definitions for brush-off that I've seen before include "Rejection, dismissal" , "Curt rejection" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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