Crossword Genius

Emphatic refusal represented in code (2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

no dice

'emphatic refusal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'represented in code' is the wordplay.
'represented' indicates an anagram.
'in'+'code'='incode'
'incode' is an anagram of 'NO DICE'.

(Other definitions for no dice that I've seen before include "indicates lack of success" , "Certainly not" , "Refusal (to play)" , "Shan't play!" , "with which many games are unplayable" .)

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