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Refuse to be put out of operation by Capone (5)

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I believe the answer is:

offal

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'refuse' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'put out of operation by capone' is the wordplay.
'put' is an insertion indicator.
'out of operation' becomes 'f' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'by' becomes 'of'.
'capone' becomes 'Al' (gangster Al Capone).
'f' going into 'of' is 'off'.
'off'+'al'='OFFAL'

'to be' is the link.

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(Other definitions for offal that I've seen before include "Meat product" , "Liver or tongue, for example" , "Worthless parts of animal carcass" , "Inner organs used for food" , "Entrails used as food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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