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Reject salesperson getting a little lazy during work (7)

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I believe the answer is:

repulse

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'reject' is the definition.
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'salesperson getting a little lazy during work' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'salesperson' could be 'rep' (I've seen this before) and 'rep' is located in the answer.
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(Other definitions for repulse that I've seen before include "Beat off -- rebuff" , "Ward off" , "Beat back" , "Battlecruiser" , "Repel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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