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Refuse to give credit? (10)

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disbelieve

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'refuse' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'give credit?' is the wordplay.
'give' becomes 'dis' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'credit?' becomes 'believe' (I've seen this before).
'dis'+'believe'='DISBELIEVE'

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for disbelieve that I've seen before include "Mistrust" , "Have no faith (in)" .)

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