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Some rubbish about a safety device (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

refuse

'some rubbish' is the definition.
(refuse can mean rubbish or garbage)

'about a safety device' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 're' ('re' means regarding or about).
'a safety device' becomes 'fuse' (electronic safety device).
're'+'fuse'='REFUSE'

(Other definitions for refuse that I've seen before include "Deny; rubbish" , "Decline, repudiate" , "Say no to - rubbish" , "Turn down, reject" , "Waste, garbage" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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