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Negative answer broadcast in code (2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

no dice

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'negative answer' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'broadcast in code' is the wordplay.
'broadcast' indicates anagramming the letters (letters scattered or cast around).
'in'+'code'='incode'
'incode' anagrammed gives 'NO DICE'.

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(Other definitions for no dice that I've seen before include "a negative response" , "Shan't play!" , "I refuse to play!" , "Absolutely not" , "out of the question" .)

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