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The savvy to make a denial to you and me? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nous

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

'a denial to you and me?' is the wordplay.
'a denial' becomes 'no' (no is a kind of denial).
'to you and me?' becomes 'us'.
'no'+'us'='NOUS'

'to make' is the link.

(Other definitions for nous that I've seen before include "Common-sense" , "Informal common sense" , "we recognised in Nancy" , "Common sense, rhymes with house" , "FT in Paris, say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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