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Force out and criticise group of freemasons (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dislodge

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'force out' is the definition.
(dislodge can mean to force out or remove)

'criticise group of freemasons' is the wordplay.
'criticise' becomes 'dis' (speak disrespectfully).
'group of freemasons' becomes 'lodge' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'dis'+'lodge'='DISLODGE'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for dislodge that I've seen before include "Force from a fixed or position" , "Remove from established position" , "Glided so as to move from established position" , "remove from place" , "Move from a fixed position" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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