Refusal to admit being nailed? (6)
I believe the answer is:
denial
'refusal to admit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'nailed?' is the wordplay.
'nailed' anagrams to 'DENIAL'.
But, I am unsure how the anagram is indicated.
'being' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for denial that I've seen before include "Declaration that something is untrue" , "Act of asserting that something alleged is not true" , "Refusal to accept an unpalatable truth" , "Refusal to admit painful truths" , "Saying it isn't so" .)