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Put in the wrong place and lose? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

mislay

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'lose?' is the definition.
('mislay' can be a synonym of 'lose')

'put in the wrong place' is the wordplay.
'put in the wrong' becomes 'mis' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'place' becomes 'lay' (laying is a kind of placing).
'mis'+'lay'='MISLAY'

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(Other definitions for mislay that I've seen before include "Set in wrong location" , "Put something aside and forget where" , "Be unable to find" , "Put in wrong place, lose temporarily" , "Lose track of" .)

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