Rejected study about following football team when inconclusive (7)
I believe the answer is:
spurned
'rejected' is the definition.
('spurn' can be a synonym of 'reject')
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for spurned that I've seen before include "treated with contempt?" , "Rejected scornfully, say a suitor" .)