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Incentive a man rejected (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spurned

'rejected' is the definition.
('spurn' can be a synonym of 'reject')

'incentive a man' is the wordplay.
'incentive' becomes 'spur' (spur can mean an incentive or stimulus).
'a man' becomes 'ned' (man's name).
'spur'+'ned'='SPURNED'

(Other definitions for spurned that I've seen before include "Rejected scornfully, say a suitor" , "treated with contempt?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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