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A team failing -- you are caught being unprofessional (7)

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I believe the answer is:

amateur

'unprofessional' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'a team failing you are caught' is the wordplay.
'failing' is an anagram indicator.
'you' becomes 'u' (commonly used in online communication).
'caught' shows a homophone (sound like) (heard).
'are' is a homophone of 'r'.
'team' is an anagram of 'mate'.
'a'+'mate'+'u'+'r'='AMATEUR'

'being' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for amateur that I've seen before include "Ham" , "Inexpert" , "Layman" , "inept player" , "Person who does something as a pastime rather than a profession" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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