Crossword Genius

Refuse hard slog (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

march

'slog' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'refuse hard' is the wordplay.
'refuse' becomes 'marc' (discarded material in winemaking).
'hard' becomes 'h'.
'marc'+'h'='MARCH'

(Other definitions for march that I've seen before include "Spring" , "Colonel Bogey, for example" , "Military walk; month" , "Moving demonstration" , "Military walking style" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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