10 across
Bound
once
more
to
be
rejected?
(7)
Bound once more to be rejected? (7)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
The answer means to be rejected?, as in turned down. Read cryptically, REFUSED splits into RE (once more/again) plus FUSED (bound), so it literally means 'bound once more'.