Don't accept that it ought to be thrown away (6)

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refuse

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'don't accept that it ought to be thrown away' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for refuse that I've seen before include "Decline to accept - waste" , "household rubbish" , "Pass up" , "Decline to accept - rubbish" , "Turn down, reject" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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