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Refuse to pay a cheque? Shame! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dishonour

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'shame' is the definition.
(I know that shame can be written as dishonour)

'refuse to pay a cheque?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'refuse' could be 'no' and 'no' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for dishonour that I've seen before include "Slight" , "Shame" , "scandal" , "disgrace" .)

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