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Enlisted with no pride lost (5,2)

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I believe the answer is:

roped in

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

'with no pride lost' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'lost' indicates an anagram.
'no'+'pride' is 'nopride'.
'nopride' is an anagram of 'ROPED IN'.

(Other definitions for roped in that I've seen before include "Unwillingly involved in" , "Obliged to participate" , "reluctantly enlisted" , "Persuaded to join" , "like boxers after entering the ring?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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