Refuses to move stone with scrap (6,3)

I believe the answer is:

stands pat

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'refuses to move' is the definition.
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'stone with scrap' is the wordplay.
'stone' becomes 'st' (abbreviation).
'with' becomes 'and'.
'scrap' becomes 'spat' (I've seen this in another clue).
'st'+'and'+'spat'='STANDS PAT'

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