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Refuse to go blue (4,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

turn down

'refuse' is the definition.
(to turn down an offer is to refuse it)

'go blue' is the wordplay.
'go' becomes 'turn' (as in one's go or turn in a game).
'blue' becomes 'down' (both can mean sad).
'turn'+'down'='TURN-DOWN'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for turn down that I've seen before include "mark the place" , "prepare bed" , "Dim - reject" , "Spurn" , "Refuse - to reduce the volume" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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