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Refused to have queued after a month (8)

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declined

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'refused' is the definition.
('decline' can be a synonym of 'refuse')

'queued after a month' is the wordplay.
'queued' becomes 'lined' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a month' becomes 'Dec' (abbreviation for December).
'lined' after 'dec' is 'DECLINED'.

'to have' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for declined that I've seen before include "sank" , "Turned down < , fell off" , "Went through cases" , "Refused; waned" , "Said no, refused" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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