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Disconcerting, inaccurate strokes with golf club (3-7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

off-putting

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'disconcerting' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'inaccurate strokes with golf club' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'inaccurate' could be 'off' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'off' is found within the answer.
'golf' could be 'g' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.) and 'g' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for off-putting that I've seen before include "Disconcerting" , "Discouraging" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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