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Reject overpaid playboys after vacation abroad (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disapprove

'reject' is the definition.
(I know that reject can be written as disapprove)

'overpaid playboys after vacation abroad' is the wordplay.
'after vacation' suggests removing the centre (the inside letters must vacate).
'abroad' indicates anagramming the letters.
'playboys' with its centre taken out is 'ps'.
'overpaid'+'ps'='overpaidps'
'overpaidps' is an anagram of 'DISAPPROVE'.

(Other definitions for disapprove that I've seen before include "Hold an unfavourable opinion (of something)" , "Reject" , "Censure" , "mind" , "Not be happy with" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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