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Lose one's place (3,3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

get the boot

(Other definitions for get the boot that I've seen before include "be dropped" , "Be dismissed from job (colloq.)" , "To be fired" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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