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One private I hit for being out of order (11)

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I believe the answer is:

inoperative

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

'one private i hit' is the wordplay.
'hit' indicates an anagram.
'one'+'private'+'i'='oneprivatei'
'oneprivatei' is an anagram of 'INOPERATIVE'.

'for being' is the link.

(Other definitions for inoperative that I've seen before include "Anna -, Russian poet (Requiem)" , "Not in working order" , "with no effect" , "It's useless" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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