Don't accept waste (6)

I believe the answer is:

refuse

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'waste' is the definition.
(I know that waste can be written as refuse)

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(Other definitions for refuse that I've seen before include "Turn away" , "Say no to garbage" , "Decline to accept garbage" , "'Deny, turn down (6)'" , "Decline to accept - rubbish" .)

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