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To disavow a domain that has a 301 redirect with many spam links, it is possible to disavow only the redirect instead of all individual links. Google is attempting to identify the source and destination of the links.
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TL;DR
Disavow a problematic 301 redirect instead of each individual link. Google is trying to understand the source and destination. Simplify your link cleanup efforts.
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