Fail to follow suit or keep a promise (6)

I believe the answer is:

renege

(Other definitions for renege that I've seen before include "Fail to honour an obligation" , "South American cowboy" , "Default" , "Fail to keep promise, or revoke in cards" , "Go back (on promise etc)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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