Repulse (5)

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rebuff

'repulse' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for rebuff that I've seen before include "Reject abruptly" , "Turn off" , "Beat back" , "Check" , "Deliberate discourteous act" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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