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Knock back (6)

Ross

I think it could be either:

rebuff

refuse

(Other definitions for rebuff that I've seen before include "Snub or contemptuous refusal" , "Deliberate discourteous act" , "Reject abruptly" , "Refuse" , "Abrupt or ungracious rejection" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Independent.
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