Unfairly shut out for nothing, in a way (5)

I believe the answer is:

south

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(Other definitions for south that I've seen before include "Cardinal point" , "Direction to the right of sunrise" , "Card player" , "Antarctica" , "1949 musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein, made into a film in 1958" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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