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Different hut for union gent having no possibility of winning (3,2,3,7)

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I believe the answer is:

out of the running

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'no possibility of winning' is the definition.
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'different hut for union gent' is the wordplay.
'different' indicates anagramming the letters (letters placed in a different order).
'hut'+'for'+'union'+'gent'='hutforuniongent'
'hutforuniongent' with letters rearranged gives 'OUT OF THE RUNNING'.

'having' is the link.

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(Other definitions for out of the running that I've seen before include "no longer in control" , "Unable to use tracks" , "No longer in contention" , "No longer managing" , "excluded from the succession" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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