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Ford place out of commission (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

kaput

'out of commission' is the definition.
(kaput means broken or out of order)

'ford place' is the wordplay.
'ford' becomes 'ka' (the Ka is a type of Ford car).
'place' becomes 'put' (synonyms).
'ka'+'put'='KAPUT'

(Other definitions for kaput that I've seen before include "Ruined (slang)" , "No longer functioning" , "Slangily broken, from German" , "Out of order,or broken, from German" , "Completely broken down" .)

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