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Turn your back on litter-dropper during row (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disown

'turn your back on' is the definition.

'litter-dropper during row' is the wordplay.
'litter-dropper' becomes 'sow' (sows give birth to litters of piglets).
'during' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'row' becomes 'din' (both can mean a loud disturbance).
'sow' inserted inside 'din' is 'DISOWN'.

(Other definitions for disown that I've seen before include "Wins do (anag)" , "Reject all connection or relationship with" , "Reject all connection with, refuse to acknowledge" , "Refuse responsibility for" , "Repudiate or refuse to acknowledge a relationship" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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