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Weight of material one refuses to acknowledge (6)

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denier

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'one refuses to acknowledge' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for denier that I've seen before include "One who repudiates" , "One refusing to face facts" , "Measurement of fineness in silk, nylon etc" , "Person refusing to admit (something)" , "One who doesn't believe" .)

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