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Rejection in deal going wrong (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

denial

'rejection' is the definition.
(rejection of a claim)

'in deal going wrong' is the wordplay.
'going wrong' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'deal'='indeal'
'indeal' anagrammed gives 'DENIAL'.

(Other definitions for denial that I've seen before include "Rejection of a request" , "Renunciation" , "Refusal to believe an unacceptable truth" , "Refusal to accept an unpalatable truth" , "Daniel (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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