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Refuse to remember contest accommodating rugby player (8)

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blockout

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'refuse to remember' is the definition.
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'contest accommodating rugby player' is the wordplay.
'contest' becomes 'bout' (a bout is a boxing match).
'accommodating' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'rugby player' becomes 'lock' (position in rugby).
'bout' placed around 'lock' is 'BLOCKOUT'.

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