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Dislodged key men (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

evicted

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'dislodged key men' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
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(Other definitions for evicted that I've seen before include "Legally dispossessed" , "Ejected from a property" , "Expelled from property" , "Ousted" , "Put out" .)

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