Rebuff; rejection (7)
I believe the answer is:
refusal
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">rebuff</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">rejection</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for refusal that I've seen before include "Possibly first option to buy" , "Indication of unwillingness (to do something)" , "Turning-down; denial" , "Negative response" , "Rejection; turning-down" .)