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Refusal of nurse to wear ring (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denial

'refusal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'nurse to wear ring' is the wordplay.
'nurse' becomes 'EN' (abbreviation for state-enrolled nurse).
'to wear' is an insertion indicator (to wear something is to be covered up by it).
'ring' becomes 'dial' (as in dialling a phone).
'en' inserted inside 'dial' is 'DENIAL'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for denial that I've seen before include "Nailed (anag.)" , "Saying it isn't so" , "Refusal to acknowledge" , "Rejection or refusal" , "Daniel (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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