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Tea is cold, spoiled - put out of joint (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dislocate

'put out of joint' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'tea is cold spoiled' is the wordplay.
'spoiled' is an anagram indicator.
'tea'+'is'+'cold'='teaiscold'
'teaiscold' anagrammed gives 'DISLOCATE'.

(Other definitions for dislocate that I've seen before include "Knock out of place" , "Rick" , "Disrupt" , "Remove bone from joint" , "Put out" .)

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