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Away representing Millwall, initially not playing well (3,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

off form

'not playing well' is the definition.

'away representing millwall initially' is the wordplay.
'away' becomes 'off' (synonyms).
'representing' becomes 'for' (as in a lawyer 'for' someone).
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'millwall' is 'm'.
'off'+'for'+'m'='OFF FORM'

(Other definitions for off form that I've seen before include "Describing indifferent quality" , "Not at one's best" , "playing badly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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