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I’d lost out, being calm (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stolid

'being calm' is the definition.
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'i'd lost out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'id'+'lost'='idlost'
'idlost' anagrammed gives 'STOLID'.

(Other definitions for stolid that I've seen before include "Showing little or no interest or emotion" , "Not excitable or emotional" , "Heavy" , "displaying little emotion" , "Emotionally insensitive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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