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Revolting gherkin's true reason to refuse grub? (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hunger strike

'reason to refuse grub?' is the definition.
(grub can mean food)

'revolting gherkin's true' is the wordplay.
'revolting' indicates an anagram.
'gherkins'+'true'='gherkinstrue'
'gherkinstrue' anagrammed gives 'HUNGER-STRIKE'.

(Other definitions for hunger strike that I've seen before include "Starvation protest" , "fast" , "Non-violent protest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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