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Payment I rejected, in part or whole (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

entire

'whole' is the definition.
('entire' can be similar in meaning to 'whole')

'payment i rejected in part' is the wordplay.
'in part' indicates a hidden word.
'ENTIRE' can be found hidden inside 'payment i rejected'.

'or' is the link.

(Other definitions for entire that I've seen before include "Whole; unbroken" , "outright" , "Whole; absolute" , "Full, intact" , "Envelope" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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