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Old argument against one out (2,3)

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ex con

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'against one out' is the definition.
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'old argument' is the wordplay.
'old' becomes 'ex' (prefix meaning former or onetime).
'argument' becomes 'con' (con is a kind of argument).
'ex'+'con'='EX-CON'

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(Other definitions for ex con that I've seen before include "whose time is over?" , "One now unrestrained" , "He was in prison" , "political defector?" , "One now liberated" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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