Crossword Genius

Refuse to accept position? That shows stupidity (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

density

'stupidity' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'refuse to accept position?' is the wordplay.
'refuse' becomes 'deny' (synonyms).
'to accept' indicates putting letters inside.
'position?' becomes 'sit' (sitting is a kind of positioning).
'deny' going around 'sit' is 'DENSITY'.

'that shows' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for density that I've seen before include "'Thickness, concentration (7)'" , "It's usually measured in grammes per cc" , "The compactness of a substance" , "Degree of compactness" , "Mass per volume" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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