Negative response (3)
'negative response' is the definition.
(archaic form of 'no')
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for nay that I've seen before include "No (dialect); or rather" , "disagreement" , "Denial" , "Indeed" , "even" .)
(Other definitions for nae that I've seen before include "Scots form of no" , "Scottish negative" .)
'negative response' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for refusal that I've seen before include "Non-acceptance" , "Rejection of an offer" , "Negation" , "Act of a horse stopping short at a jump" , "Rejection; turning-down" .)