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Out of work and turned out of place (9)

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I believe the answer is:

redundant

'out of work' is the definition.
(someone made redundant is out of work)

'and turned out of place' is the wordplay.
'out of place' indicates anagramming the letters.
'and'+'turned'='andturned'
'andturned' with letters rearranged gives 'REDUNDANT'.

(Other definitions for redundant that I've seen before include "without useful purpose" , "No longer useful" , "out of a job" , "Superfluous to requirements" , "no longer needed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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