A refusal in France soon emerges (4)

I believe the answer is:

anon

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'france soon emerges' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'a refusal in' is the wordplay.
'a' becomes 'an'.
'refusal' becomes 'no'.
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'an' placed around 'no' is 'ANON'.

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(Other definitions for anon that I've seen before include "In a little while (informal)" , "prolific author" , "Nameless (abbr.); soon" , "Soon, precious stone" , "Some time soon" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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