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Badly timed rent loss (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

detriment

'loss' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'badly timed rent' is the wordplay.
'badly' is an anagram indicator.
'timed'+'rent'='timedrent'
'timedrent' anagrammed gives 'DETRIMENT'.

(Other definitions for detriment that I've seen before include "State of being harmed or damaged" , "hurt" , "Harm, damage" , "Possible loss" , "Damage, loss" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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