Gutted Latino porter missed an opportunity (4,3)
I believe the answer is:
lost out
'missed an opportunity' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'gutted latino porter' is the wordplay.
'gutted' means to remove the middle letters (to gut something is to remove its insides).
'porter' becomes 'stout' (porter can mean stout).
'latino' with its centre taken out is 'lo'.
'lo'+'stout'='LOST OUT'
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