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Refusal to admit being nailed? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denial

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'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.

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(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" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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