Out of the Loop

What it means

Left out of the information that everyone making the decisions already has.

Where it comes from

The loop is a circuit, borrowed from control engineering, where a signal travels round and comes back. Being outside it means the information goes past without ever reaching you.

The puzzle it came from

Out of the Loop was the answer to the Phrasicle of June 20, 2025. The clue read ____ of the ____, and the words came out of a grid where every neighbouring pair makes a two-word phrase.

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