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Make their lot sit out – now we're getting somewhere (5,4,4,2)

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I believe the answer is:

thats more like it

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'we're getting somewhere' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'make their lot sit out' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates anagramming the letters (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'make'+'their'+'lot'+'sit'='maketheirlotsit'
'maketheirlotsit' with letters rearranged gives 'THATS MORE LIKE IT'.

'now' is the link.

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(Other definitions for thats more like it that I've seen before include "Recognition of improved correspondence" , "said to encourage you" , "It's much better!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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