Repulse (5)

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repel

'repulse' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for repel that I've seen before include "Deflect" , "Drive back like leper" , "Beat back; cause disgust to" , "Successfully resist" , "Drive away like leper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the Evening Standard, The Sun and The Washington Post.

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