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Persona non grata forbidden to go on pitch (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outcast

'persona non grata' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'forbidden to go on pitch' is the wordplay.
'forbidden' becomes 'out' (synonyms).
'to go on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go on top of others).
'pitch' becomes 'cast' (I've seen this before).
'out'+'cast'='OUTCAST'

(Other definitions for outcast that I've seen before include "Derelict" , "Displaced person" , "Exile" , "He has been evicted from society" , "one sent to Coventry" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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