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Rest day ruined by having got lost (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strayed

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'lost' is the definition.
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'rest day ruined' is the wordplay.
'ruined' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rest'+'day'='restday'
'restday' anagrammed gives 'STRAYED'.

'by having got' is the link.
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(Other definitions for strayed that I've seen before include "Erred, wandered" , "Went off course" , "Dry seat (anag) - got lost" , "Went wrong" , "Went off the track" .)

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