Don't accept rubbish (6)

I believe the answer is:

refuse

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'rubbish' is the definition.
(refuse can mean rubbish or garbage)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for refuse that I've seen before include "Trash" , "Decline to jump (a fence)" , "Decline to take the rubbish" , "Say no to garbage" , "Turn down; waste" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News and The Irish Independent.

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