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Perhaps Nos. of consecutive notes, dispatched in reverse order (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denials

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'perhaps nos of consecutive' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'notes dispatched in reverse order' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'notes' could be 'de' (two musical notes) and 'de' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Another definition for denials that I've seen is " Rejections".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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