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Dismissed Mr Flintstone for getting out of line (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fired

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'dismissed mr flintstone' is the definition.
'fired' can be an answer for 'dismissed' ('fire' can be a synonym of 'dismiss'). I'm not sure about the 'mr flintstone' bit.

'getting out of line' is the wordplay.
'getting out of' becomes 'fi' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'line' becomes 'red line' (red line is a kind of line).
'fi'+'red'='FIRED'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for fired that I've seen before include "with P45?" , "Encouraged" , "Dismissed or ignited" , "Set ablaze" , "got rid of" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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