A method that's out of place (4)

I believe the answer is:

away

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'out of place' is the definition.
'away' can be an answer for 'out' (I've seen this before). I'm not sure about the 'of place' bit.

'a method' is the wordplay.
'method' becomes 'way' (way of doing something).
'a'+'way'='AWAY'

'that's' is the link.

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(Other definitions for away that I've seen before include "(Of match) not home" , "On vacation" , "Location of match played on opponent's ground" , "See 1" , "Non-home match" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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