Negative answer in code that's cracked (2,4)
I believe the answer is:
no dice
'negative answer' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.
'in code that's cracked' is the wordplay.
'that's cracked' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'code'='incode'
'incode' is an anagram of 'NO DICE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for no dice that I've seen before include "indicates lack of success" , "Not a chance of co-operation" , "Certainly not" , "Emphatic refusal" , "a negative response" .)