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Being in the wrong scene, exit (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

existence

'being' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'wrong scene exit' is the wordplay.
'wrong' is an anagram indicator.
'scene'+'exit'='sceneexit'
'sceneexit' anagrammed gives 'EXISTENCE'.

'in the' is the link.

(Other definitions for existence that I've seen before include "Way of life" , "State of being" , "A way of living" , "survival" , "The business of being" .)

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