Leaving when becoming unpopular? (2,3,3,3)
I believe the answer is:
on the way out
'leaving' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.
'when becoming unpopular?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'when' could be 'on' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'on' is found within the answer.
'unpopular?' could be 'out' ('out' can be similar in meaning to 'unpopular') and 'out' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'theway' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for on the way out that I've seen before include "Leaving home" , "Where you may see EXIT sign" , "showing signs of deterioration" , "Nearly obsolete" , "Disappearing from use" .)