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Refuse to accept buns back (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

snub

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'refuse' is the definition.
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'buns back' is the wordplay.
'back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'buns' in reverse letter order is 'SNUB'.

'to accept' is the link.
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(Other definitions for snub that I've seen before include "Refuse to acknowledge" , "Blank" , "Insult by ignoring" , "Short and blunt - rebuff" , "unusually short" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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