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Dismissed just for being unqualified (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

outright

'being unqualified' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'dismissed just' is the wordplay.
'dismissed' becomes 'out' (dismissed in cricket).
'just' becomes 'right' (similar in meaning).
'out'+'right'='OUTRIGHT'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for outright that I've seen before include "Unreservedly" , "Total" , "Not qualified" , "Without qualification" , "Completely and entirely, not gradually" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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