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European champion losing gold put out (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

evict

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'put out' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for evict that I've seen before include "Turf out" , "Remove form house for non-payment" , "Turn out of home" , "Force out; expel" , "Force out of house for non-payment of rent" .)

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