The outlaw refused to allow it, I hear (6)

I believe the answer is:

bandit

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'the outlaw' is the definition.
(bandit is a kind of outlaw)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for bandit that I've seen before include "Violent outlaw" , "Marauder" , "Armed outlaw" , "(One-armed?) outlaw" , "Member of a gang of robbers" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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