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Fresh discussion on denial surrounding old note (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

renegotiation

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'denial surrounding old note' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'fresh discussion' is the wordplay.
'fresh' becomes 're' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'discussion' becomes 'negotiation' (negotiation is a kind of discussion).
're'+'negotiation'='RENEGOTIATION'

'on' is the link.

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(Other definitions for renegotiation that I've seen before include "Act of reaching fresh agreement" , "Process of changing agreed terms" .)

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