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Away from home, team is out of position (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

offside

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'out of position' is the definition.
'offside' can be an answer for 'position' (I have seen 'Illegal position' mean 'offside' so perhaps 'position' could also mean 'offside'). I am unsure of the 'out of' bit.

'away from home team' is the wordplay.
'away from home' becomes 'off' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'team' becomes 'side' (both can mean a sports team).
'off'+'side'='OFFSIDE'

'is' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for offside that I've seen before include "Illegal position for soccer player" , "Dies off in illegal soccer position" , "(in the UK) a vehicle's right" , "Illegal position on soccer field" , "Illegal state in football" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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