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No, you needn't ask again (5)

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I believe the answer is:

never

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'needn't ask again' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'no you' is the wordplay.
'no' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation y/n).
'you' becomes 'ever' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'n'+'ever'='NEVER'

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(Other definitions for never that I've seen before include "' - - Say - - Again': Bond film" , "Not in a month of Sundays" , "At no time in the past or future" , "Strong negative" , "On no account" .)

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