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Is revised atlas so unprofitable? (2,1,4)

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I believe the answer is:

at a loss

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'unprofitable?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'is revised atlas so' is the wordplay.
'is revised' indicates anagramming the letters.
'atlas'+'so'='atlasso'
'atlasso' with letters rearranged gives 'AT A LOSS'.

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(Other definitions for at a loss that I've seen before include "(Running) in deficit" , "Uncertain what to do - bewildered" , "how a bankrupt business was run" , "Totally bewildered" , "Unable to understand - no profit in it" .)

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