Say "It ain't so!" (4)

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deny

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'say it ain't so' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for deny that I've seen before include "Negate" , "Refuse to accept" , "Reject as false" , "Repudiate, disavow" , "Refuse; repudiate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post and the USA Today.

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