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Don’t accept note with sweet I consumed (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

repudiate

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'don't accept' is the definition.
(to repudiate is to refuse to accept)

'note with sweet i consumed' is the wordplay.
'note' becomes 're' (as in do-re-mi).
'with sweet' becomes 'pud' (pud is a kind of sweet. I am not sure about the 'with' bit.).
'consumed' becomes 'ate' (to eat is to consume food).
're'+'pud'+'i'+'ate'='REPUDIATE'

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(Other definitions for repudiate that I've seen before include "Denounce" , "Reject as untrue or unjust" , "Refuse to be associated with" , "Reject or deny as unfounded" , "Make a disclaimer" .)

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