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Unacceptable in Southampton (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

out

'unacceptable' is the definition.
(out can mean incorrect or inappropriate)

'in southampton' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'OUT' can be found hidden inside 'southampton'.

(Other definitions for out that I've seen before include "Dismissed, in cricket" , "Away from home" , "Not indoors" , "(Of a flower) open" , "SECOND PART OF 16" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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