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Refusal to move loaf above freezer (2,4)

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I believe the answer is:

no dice

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'refusal' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'move loaf above freezer' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'move' could be 'nod' (nod is a kind of move) and 'nod' is present in the answer.
'freezer' could be 'ice' (something which 'freezes') and 'ice' is found in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for no dice that I've seen before include "a negative response" , "with which many games are unplayable" , "Shan't play!" , "Emphatic refusal" , "Certainly not" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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