REBUTTAL

Refutation (8)

Solution has appeared in 2 crosswords (2 across and 0 down):

• Quick crossword No 16,112 — 2021-12-28 00:00:05
  9A: Defence against an accusation (8)
• Quick crossword No 15,504 — 2020-01-16 00:00:17
  18A: Refutation (8)