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Put out LP? Miss securing source of funds (9)

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I believe the answer is:

discomfit

'put out' is the definition.
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'lp? miss securing source of funds' is the wordplay.
'lp?' becomes 'disc' (lp is a kind of disc).
'miss' becomes 'omit' ('omit' can be a synonym of 'miss'**).
'securing' indicates putting letters inside.
'source of' says to take the initial letters.
The initial letter of 'funds' is 'f'.
'omit' placed around 'f' is 'omfit'.
'disc'+'omfit'='DISCOMFIT'

(Other definitions for discomfit that I've seen before include "Rattle" , "Embarrass" , "Make uneasy or embarrassed" , "Upset" , "Throw" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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