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Not working because improperly arranged? (3,2,5)

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I believe the answer is:

out of order

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'not working' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'because improperly arranged?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'because' could be 'for' (I've seen this before) and 'for' is found in the answer.
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(Other definitions for out of order that I've seen before include "Unfrocked monk is" , "Bust - behaving badly" , "Letters in an anagram are" , "Not going" , "Irregular" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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