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Lodged without it and forced out (7)

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deposed

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'forced out' is the definition.
('depose' can be a synonym of 'force out')

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(Other definitions for deposed that I've seen before include "Forced out of office or power" , "Thrown out" , "Forcibly removed from office" .)

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