Personal reputation for saying no in time? (6)
I believe the answer is:
honour
'personal reputation' is the definition.
'honour' can be an answer for 'reputation' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'personal' bit.
'for saying no in time?' is the wordplay.
'for saying' becomes 'o' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'no' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'time?' becomes 'hour' (unit of time).
'o'+'n'='on'
'on' inserted into 'hour' is 'HONOUR'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for honour that I've seen before include "prestigious award" , "Integrity or outward symbol of distinction" , "pay tribute to" , "Great esteem" , "Respect; eg OBE" .)