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Off the cuff so to speak (9)

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I believe the answer is:

extempore

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This could be a double definition.

'off the cuff' is the first definition.
Both the definition and answer are adverbs. Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

'so to speak' is the second definition.
Both the definition and answer are adverbs. Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for extempore that I've seen before include "unprepared" , "on the spot" , "Spoken off the cuff" , "Impromptu, improvised" , "on spur of the moment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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