Sulky reaction from 3 for a lapse on board? (5,3,2,1,4)

I believe the answer is:

going off in a huff

'sulky reaction' is the definition.

'from 3 for a lapse on board?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'off' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'off' is present in the answer.
'a' is within the answer.
'on' could be 'o' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'o' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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