Put in the wrong place and lose? (6)
I believe the answer is:
mislay
'lose?' is the definition.
('mislay' can be a synonym of 'lose')
'put in the wrong place' is the wordplay.
'put in the wrong' becomes 'mis' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'place' becomes 'lay' (laying is a kind of placing).
'mis'+'lay'='MISLAY'
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for mislay that I've seen before include "Set in wrong location" , "Put something aside and forget where" , "Be unable to find" , "Put in wrong place, lose temporarily" , "Lose track of" .)