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Gag, a very poor one snubbing women (5)

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retch

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'gag' is the definition.
(I know that gag can be written as retch)

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(Other definitions for retch that I've seen before include "Reach" , "Unsuccessful effort to vomit" , "Sound and seem to vomit" , "Strain to be sick" , "throw up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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