Bennett purchased a tract of land for $$20,000$ in $2017$ when he heard that a new highway was going to be constructed through the property and the land would soon be worth $$200,000.$ The highway project was abandoned in $2023,$ and the value of the land fell to $$15,000.$ Bennett can claim a loss in $2023$ of how much?

a$.$ $$165,000$

b$.$ $$5,000$

c$.$ $$0$

d$.$ $$180,000$