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Difficult position in which I'm outdated (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impasse

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'difficult position' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both states of affairs as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'i'm outdated' is the wordplay.
'outdated' becomes 'passe' (French term meaning out of date or unfashionable).
'im'+'passe'='IMPASSE'

'in which' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for impasse that I've seen before include "'Deadlock, stalemate (7)'" , "hopeless situation?" , "Unpromising situation" , "Situation in which progress is impossible" , "failure to progress" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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