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Right of car is illegally positioned (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

offside

I believe this is a double definition.

'right of car' is the first definition.
(side of a vehicle furthest from the pavement)

'illegally positioned' is the second definition.
(football term)

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for offside that I've seen before include "Illegal state in football" , "Illegal football position between the ball and opponents' goal" , "Illegally ahead of the ball in soccer" , "in no position to score goal" , "(in the UK) a vehicle's right" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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