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Refuse to go into recession (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

decline

This clue is a triple definition!

'refuse' is the first definition.
(I know that refuse can be written as decline)

'to go' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'into' is a link.

'recession' is the third definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

(Other definitions for decline that I've seen before include "perform grammatical exercise" , "Say no or lose strength" , "Turn down; deteriorate" , "Evelyn Waugh novel" , "go through cases" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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