Gives the cold shoulder (7)

I believe the answer is:

rebuffs

(Other definitions for rebuffs that I've seen before include "Snubs" , "Brushes off" , "Rejects abruptly" , "Rejects outright and bluntly" , "Checks" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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