Never accept rubbish (6)

I believe the answer is:

refuse

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'rubbish' is the definition.
(refuse can mean rubbish or garbage)

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(Other definitions for refuse that I've seen before include "Turn down - rubbish" , "Junk" , "Turn away" , "Decline to accept garbage" , "Decline to take the rubbish" .)

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