Tipsy technophile is out of line and gets sacked (3,4)
I believe the answer is:
the chop
'gets sacked' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'tipsy technophile is out of line' is the wordplay.
'tipsy' indicates anagramming the letters.
'is out of' suggests deleting specific letters (to be out of something is to no longer have it).
'technophile' with 'line' taken out is 'tchophe'.
'tchophe' with letters rearranged gives 'THE CHOP'.
'and' acts as a link.
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I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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