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Speak against Masons? Time for expulsion (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dislodgement

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'expulsion' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

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(Another definition for dislodgement that I've seen is " Removal from a fixed position".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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