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Put down as unprofessional (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lay

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'put down' is the first definition.
(laying is a kind of putting down)

'unprofessional' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

'as' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lay that I've seen before include "Put down; lyric" , "Not ordained; song" , "Secular; set" , "Air" , "located" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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