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Smart refusal to take in a teetotaller

Ross

I believe the answer is:

natty

'smart' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'refusal to take in a teetotaller' is the wordplay.
'refusal' becomes 'nay' (I've seen this before).
'to take in' is an insertion indicator.
'a teetotaller' becomes 'tt' (abbreviation).
'nay' placed around 'tt' is 'NATTY'.

(Other definitions for natty that I've seen before include "Smart, fashionable (colloq.)" , "Smartly dressed" , "Stylishly dressed" , "Smart, spruce" , "Flashily smart" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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