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Refusal by daughter to show sign of agreement? (3)

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I believe the answer is:

nod

'sign of agreement?' is the definition.
(a nod can indicate agreement)

'refusal by daughter' is the wordplay.
'refusal' becomes 'no'.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'daughter' becomes 'd' (genealogical abbreviation).
'no'+'d'='NOD'

'to show' is the link.

(Other definitions for nod that I've seen before include "slight bow" , "Lower one's head" , "Signify assent" , "Signal with the head" , "Gesture of agreement" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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