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Refuse from almost everybody (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

offal

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

'from almost everybody' is the wordplay.
'from' becomes 'off' (eg someone might be from or 'off' a TV show).
'almost' means to remove the last letter (almost the whole word is kept).
'everybody' becomes 'all' (all people).
'all' with its last letter removed is 'al'.
'off'+'al'='OFFAL'

(Other definitions for offal that I've seen before include "Edible (or inedible!) animal organs" , "Animal entrails and internal organs as rubbish" , "Less valuable edible parts of animal" , "Edible heart, liver and tongue, for instance" , "Entrails used as food" .)

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