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Revised FA rules getting thumbs-down (7)

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refusal

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'thumbs-down' is the definition.
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'revised fa rules getting' is the wordplay.
'revised' is an anagram indicator.
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'fa'+'rules'='farules'
'farules' anagrammed gives 'REFUSAL'.

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(Other definitions for refusal that I've seen before include "Chance to decline" , "Dissent" , "Act of declining to take or accept something" , "The turning down of a request" , "Instance of a horse not jumping" .)

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