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No women at this point can be out of the running (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nowhere

'be out of the running' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'no women at this point' is the wordplay.
'women' becomes 'w'.
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'this point' becomes 'here' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'no'+'w'+'here'='NOWHERE'

'can' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for nowhere that I've seen before include "Nonexistent place" , "Miles behind!" , "insignificant place?" , "in limbo" , "Erewhon (anag.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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