Dropped teacup, hard to get replacement (10)
I believe the answer is:
parachuted
'dropped' is the definition.
(dropped from a plane)
'teacup hard to get replacement' is the wordplay.
'to get replacement' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'teacup'+'hard'='teacuphard'
'teacuphard' with letters rearranged gives 'PARACHUTED'.
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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