Don't accept people's discards (6)
I believe the answer is:
refuse
'don't' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I don't see?
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for refuse that I've seen before include "Decline waste material" , "'Deny, turn down (6)'" , "Decline to accept - rubbish" , "Decline to jump; rubbish" , "Turn down - rubbish" .)