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No! Paragons aren't cast as undesirable! (7,3,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

persona non grata

'undesirable' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'no paragons aren't cast' is the wordplay.
'cast' indicates an anagram.
'no'+'paragons'+'arent'='noparagonsarent'
'noparagonsarent' anagrammed gives 'PERSONA NON GRATA'.

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for persona non grata that I've seen before include "One banned" , "Undesirable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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